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Wagonbacker9
10-21-2011, 01:54 AM
Putting a cam in my GTO next weekend, if anybody wants to swing buy and pitch in a hand. With the cam, or drinking beer.

Parts inventoried:
TSP Tv.2 Cam
TSP 7.400 pushrods
PAC 1518 springs
Lingenfelter "High volume" Oil pump
Timing chain
ARP Balancer bolt
ARP cam and retainer bolts (Figured what the hell)

Need to make a trip to the auto parts store for some misc crap plus a puller rental, but I'm pumped to do this job.
BR3W CITY
10-21-2011, 10:00 AM
did you pull your front clip or is there room to get at the cam setup under that little hood? On my 6.0 it was pretty easy, but I cheated and had the motor out.
Do you have a tool to re-install the balancer? I should still have mine somewhere if you don't have one or don't want to build one.
BAD LS1
10-21-2011, 11:02 AM
Watch them lifters when the cam is out!
Wagonbacker9
10-21-2011, 02:14 PM
did you pull your front clip or is there room to get at the cam setup under that little hood? On my 6.0 it was pretty easy, but I cheated and had the motor out.
Do you have a tool to re-install the balancer? I should still have mine somewhere if you don't have one or don't want to build one.

Yeah, I have a reinstall tool a buddy who used to have a cammed TA gave me. I'm told the job can be done without removing the bumper, just have to pull the rad and get the condenser out of the way.


Watch them lifters when the cam is out!

Yeah, I'll be putting a dowel in.
BR3W CITY
10-22-2011, 11:09 AM
5/16 brake line works too.
Wagonbacker9
10-24-2011, 10:42 PM
5/16 brake line works too.

72" steel dowel was <$4... woulda bought alloy if they had it, but this should work.
BR3W CITY
10-25-2011, 11:05 AM
I tend not to prepare, it was what I had around the house lol.
Wagonbacker9
10-25-2011, 05:18 PM
I tend not to prepare, it was what I had around the house lol.

This is probably the biggest job I've done to date, so I've done all the prep humanly possible for it. Only thing that comes close was an engine swap I did in my Isuzu Impulse back in the day, and the cam package itself is worth about as much as that whole car was. lol
BR3W CITY
10-25-2011, 07:06 PM
ya I feel you. Mine was also my first ohv cam swap, along with an engine swap at the same time. Actually made it easier since everything was right there, and the "disassembly" was already done.

And make sure you have a tool with enough oomph to get that crank bolt. If you have good pnuematics it should be bad, but because you have little clearance for an impact, make sure a good breaker and piece 'o' pipe around.
Wagonbacker9
10-25-2011, 08:47 PM
ya I feel you. Mine was also my first ohv cam swap, along with an engine swap at the same time. Actually made it easier since everything was right there, and the "disassembly" was already done.

And make sure you have a tool with enough oomph to get that crank bolt. If you have good pnuematics it should be bad, but because you have little clearance for an impact, make sure a good breaker and piece 'o' pipe around.

Yeah, I've got a 1/2" breaker, and I think the gas pipe I'll be picking up for us as (imagine this) gas pipe, should do the trick. I don't have my compressor moved to my house yet, but I may be picking that up thursday. I think all my sockets that are big enough are standard too, so I'll be picking up the 24mm 12 pt.
BAD LS1
10-26-2011, 07:40 AM
15/16" 6 pt works pretty nice too.
Wagonbacker9
10-26-2011, 12:23 PM
the ARP bolt is a 12 pt, otherwise I would probably cheat that way.
BAD LS1
10-26-2011, 04:12 PM
10-4. I was refering to removal of the stock TTY.
Wagonbacker9
10-26-2011, 05:54 PM
10-4. I was refering to removal of the stock TTY.

Still gotta get the new one on somehow! lol

Also, I think I somehow lost my 15/16 when I was doing my radius rod bushings.
Dr.Buick
10-27-2011, 06:17 PM
i got one you can borrow
Wagonbacker9
10-27-2011, 09:36 PM
i got one you can borrow

A socket? I think the drive to slinger would cost me double what a socket would, but I appreciate it.
Larrygto
10-28-2011, 08:58 AM
If I can make it I'll bring mine.
Wagonbacker9
10-28-2011, 11:44 AM
If I can make it I'll bring mine.

I'm makin the stop for parts today anyway, but anybody dropping by, get ahold of me at 262-442-2118, I'll text the address, or what have you.
Josepy
10-28-2011, 11:45 AM
Might have to stop over with a bottle of Jack
Wagonbacker9
10-28-2011, 03:06 PM
Might have to stop over with a bottle of Jack
party on wayne.
Wagonbacker9
10-29-2011, 11:52 PM
Well, after a grueling 12 hours, the cam is in.

An hour of that was spent looking for my 10mm box wrench (it was by the laptop and I swear, it wasn't until the 4th time I looked there that it appeared), probably an hour of bullshitting around, and an hour wrestling with the oil pan before I broke down and called larry for consult. Other than that, it was my first time breaking into an LS engine, and yeah, I took my time.

Its making more valve noise than I'm comfortable with (on startup it was hellacious until the lifters pumped up). I'm hoping its normal for a .600 lift cam, but I'm hoping to have someone who has experience take a listen tomorrow. It idles good, no oil pressure light, and I know, the cam is a lot more aggressive, it just makes me nervous and I have no context.
Wagonbacker9
10-30-2011, 02:25 PM
Well, either I was just being overly sensitive last night, or it sounds MUCH smoother today. definitely pulls well to 4000rpm, which is as high as I've taken it yet. Going to give it a couple more heat cycles before I give her hell, but VERY pleased with the results thus far, now that my mini panic attack is over.
BR3W CITY
11-01-2011, 11:13 AM
glad it went well for you. I swear it takes these things a couple of times running before the car "gets " that it has a new cam.
Wagonbacker9
11-01-2011, 01:18 PM
glad it went well for you. I swear it takes these things a couple of times running before the car "gets " that it has a new cam.

Nice part is it fired right up with the tune I "borrowed" off the HPT repository, but yeah, definitely took a couple minutes for it to settle in.
Wagonbacker9
11-02-2011, 11:12 PM
Picked up a random misfire code yesterday... I cleared it and it hasn't come back YET.. but I looked at my fuel trims today and I need a TUUUUUUNE! lol
BR3W CITY
11-03-2011, 08:46 PM
From what I've heard random misfire codes aren't that common on a new cam, like you said, hopefully it stays gone. Either way, probably nothing to worry about.
Wagonbacker9
11-03-2011, 11:26 PM
It came back, but I'm really not worried about it. I'm assuming its storing it on startup, and either way I'm going to need to just take it in to get tuned correctly. I'm probably going to hold off until I have my mids, and decide if I'm going to drop the money on a FAST or not. The car is getting parked for the winter soon so it may be pushed off until spring.
Wagonbacker9
11-05-2011, 02:19 PM
Cold idle:

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PureSound15
11-05-2011, 03:23 PM
I mean I guess it sounds good if you're into that kind of thing ... Which I am.

I'm just jealous that you didn't have to buy and install 4 of them :(


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Wagonbacker9
11-05-2011, 03:36 PM
It smooths out quite a bit when its warm, which disappointed me a little.

I would happily trade it for a boosted mustang if you prefer the simplicty of a single cam, pre-installed. Just sayin.