cam
Racer
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 282
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From: Studio City CA
No sir. You can swap the cam with the engine installed and it really is not that bad of a job. I just did one 3 weeks ago and taking my sweet time I completed it over the course of a friday night and saturday morning. You do have to pull the steering rack out of the way to get to the balancer, but other than a few tight lines it slides out of the way pretty easily.
If you do a search for cam install there are some good threads documenting what needs to be removed. Actually, if you look for a recent thread - I think it is titled "heads,cam swap + pictures" or something like that, there are some great pictures on the first page of the teardown. It is a yellow Z06 and the thread is like 18 pages long. At any rate, good luck and dont drop a lifter!
Gabe
If you do a search for cam install there are some good threads documenting what needs to be removed. Actually, if you look for a recent thread - I think it is titled "heads,cam swap + pictures" or something like that, there are some great pictures on the first page of the teardown. It is a yellow Z06 and the thread is like 18 pages long. At any rate, good luck and dont drop a lifter!
Gabe
Drifting
Joined: Jan 2005
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as the others said, no you don't. You can either slide the steering rack out of the way or drop the front cradle while the engine is on stands. I dropped the cradle, didn't take long like some people say it does, but either way you can leave the engine where it sits.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jan 2007
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From: S. FLA :: Professional Devil's Advocate
http://www.ls1howto.com/index.php?article=1
Details the steps but some of his instructions are questionable/incorrect/unnecessary.
Tech Contributor
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 19,454
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From: Dyer, IN
If you plan on legal action, then you will need a 2000 service manual for reference.
Tough lesson learned.....good luck.
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Melting Slicks
Joined: Jun 2007
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From: Lone Star State
No sir. You can swap the cam with the engine installed and it really is not that bad of a job. I just did one 3 weeks ago and taking my sweet time I completed it over the course of a friday night and saturday morning. You do have to pull the steering rack out of the way to get to the balancer, but other than a few tight lines it slides out of the way pretty easily.
If you do a search for cam install there are some good threads documenting what needs to be removed.
Gabe
If you do a search for cam install there are some good threads documenting what needs to be removed.
Gabe
