failed h/c project...
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Burning Brakes
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From: Orient Oh
Not that I know of but I highly recommended to use the DYI thread cam swap. Now if your doing more then that just ask on forums. I did a h/c package and some other odds and ends. Ls1howto has a really good write up for h/c for the ls1. I got enough pictures to make an entire h/c swap guide including the little odds & ends.. so you don't end up doing what I did or warping your intake manifold. Yes your intake will need torqued in a certain procedure or you might warp it.
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St. Jude Donor '11-'12-'13-'14
If you want, PM me your email address and I can forward the 'list' of references I used to do my cam swap. I did a ton of research ahead of time and saved them all for future reference.
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I have that book and at this point its a bit dated. Better to get more current information elsewhere.
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10-'11
My first cam swap was on my 2001 corvette. I started about 3pm on a Sat afternoon and finished about 9pm on Sunday night. It was around 5am on Sunday when I jumped out from under the car with the cam in my hands and no one was there to hear me say, "I did it!".
All I heard was crickets outside.
Now taking my time its about 10 hours. I lost count of how many I've done.
All I heard was crickets outside.
Now taking my time its about 10 hours. I lost count of how many I've done.
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My first cam swap was on my 2001 corvette. I started about 3pm on a Sat afternoon and finished about 9pm on Sunday night. It was around 5am on Sunday when I jumped out from under the car with the cam in my hands and no one was there to hear me say, "I did it!".
All I heard was crickets outside.
Now taking my time its about 10 hours. I lost count of how many I've done.
All I heard was crickets outside.
Now taking my time its about 10 hours. I lost count of how many I've done.
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10-'11
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10-'11
Awesome!
With that fixed, you will enjoy a fast new car.
Remember: put the o-ring on the pick-up tube and slide it into the oil pump by turning the unbolted oil pump onto the tube. Lock-tite the bolt on the pick-up tube.
With that fixed, you will enjoy a fast new car.
Remember: put the o-ring on the pick-up tube and slide it into the oil pump by turning the unbolted oil pump onto the tube. Lock-tite the bolt on the pick-up tube.
Last edited by SpinMonster; Feb 24, 2012 at 01:51 AM.
Spin for the Win... hope you enjoy your car now...
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Matthew, I take it you received the package? It should have gotten there by now.
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Burning Brakes
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I'm putting the new o ring in today and going to start it up when I get the pulley on.. Figure it wouldn't hurt to test it out just in case. I'm still debating on what might of tore that o ring like that? Any thoughts or was it just worn out. I surely hope nothing got sucked up in it.
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I'm putting the new o ring in today and going to start it up when I get the pulley on.. Figure it wouldn't hurt to test it out just in case. I'm still debating on what might of tore that o ring like that? Any thoughts or was it just worn out. I surely hope nothing got sucked up in it.
Good luck with the reinstall
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10-'11
but I thought he was talking about having sold him the head/cam package from my car.The O-ring was a no brainer.
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Burning Brakes
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From: Orient Oh
Nah spin you are a very legit guy to deal with. I'm sure if there was an issue with anything you sell you would take care of it in a proper manner.. If I did have an issue I wouldn't rant about it without negotiating with you first over phone. I am changing the title now.... as you will see in this video 
thanks guys for the support and help! I will finish installing everything and take her for a drive without 02 sensors installed just to get gas.. about a 1.5 mile round trip.
thanks guys for the support and help! I will finish installing everything and take her for a drive without 02 sensors installed just to get gas.. about a 1.5 mile round trip.
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Outstanding Matthew, glad she hit 40psi like a champ. I remember that feeling very well.
Congrats on a successful h/c swap. Let's get a mod in here to change the name of this thread. "Successful h/c project!" sounds much better
Congrats on a successful h/c swap. Let's get a mod in here to change the name of this thread. "Successful h/c project!" sounds much better
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Burning Brakes
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From: Orient Oh
Thanks Justin this owes a huge part to you. only other issue I'm having is the darn o2 sensor extensions.. Well I ordered one and it's able to plug into the rear but not the front plugs. Apparently there a really big difference. Now I debating on splicing off the o2 sensor extensions plug and hard wire the extension and the wire harness. Proper seal them together and wrap them in cool tape. What you guys think? I plan on to cancel the rears. One more final question.. Can I run a wide band in say the driver side 02 port and just use 1 02 sensor on the passenger side.. basically I don't want to remove the headers to weld in the bung.
Here's the front 02 plug
And here's the 02 extension that plugs into the rear but not the front
Here's the front 02 plug
And here's the 02 extension that plugs into the rear but not the front