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#113421 - 06/03/07 09:15 PM Re: XP cam install - success!!!
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I noticed u did not do the valve springs??
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#113422 - 06/03/07 10:40 PM Re: XP cam install - success!!!
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Nope, I did change the valvesprings, put in 105# springs. I used the air adapter to keep the valves up. It was really quite simple, and changing out the valvesprings isn't hard, its just time consuming.

Still stock tranny. No problems yet, knock on wood!

Took the car out for a spin today, and dropped the hammer once or twice, man that thing pulls! Car won't hook until about 45 mph, and I'm sure it'll get better once I get my S&S headers on (I'm picking them up tommorow) and getting it tuned. The guy who helped me with the cam was going to tune it but he didn't have the latest software.

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#113423 - 06/03/07 10:44 PM Re: XP cam install - success!!!
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nice what did you say the difficulty of pulling the motor drummer? cause it doesnt seem that hard to do all this just taakes time and patience...
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#113424 - 06/03/07 10:47 PM Re: XP cam install - success!!!
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Originally posted by theone2043:
nice what did you say the difficulty of pulling the motor drummer? cause it doesnt seem that hard to do all this just taakes time and patience...
Uhhh... negatory on that one bro. Pulling the motor is NOT fun and it's not easy. Lots of stuff to remember and make sure you do it right, otherwise you can mess something up quick. I would've never done it without the help I had (a 30+ yr retired mechanic helped me do it)
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#113425 - 06/03/07 10:50 PM Re: XP cam install - success!!!
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ok thanks .. what needed to be done to get the angle on the motor to do the cam swap?
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#113426 - 06/03/07 10:53 PM Re: XP cam install - success!!!
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lower the cradle. loosen the two bolts on the driver's side of the engine bay, and with a jack in place to hold it, remove the two passenger side bolts. slowly lower the jack and the cradle will come with it.

be careful to not lower it too far, or your steering linkage can pop loose.
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#113427 - 06/03/07 10:59 PM Re: XP cam install - success!!!
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hmmm that doesnt sound so bad....since i got to rip out the top half i dont c any probs.... where do you get the torq specs are there any spots that are hard to get to?
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#113428 - 06/03/07 11:13 PM Re: XP cam install - success!!!
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Nice, one of the baddest sound I heard from a gp lately. Good luck trying to race somebody because if it was me I would make a turn before racing you of just from the sound of your exhaust. laugh
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#113429 - 06/03/07 11:14 PM Re: XP cam install - success!!!
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Originally posted by theone2043:
hmmm that doesnt sound so bad....
sure... try it out! then i'd like to hear what you say lol

if you are doing a cam and the top swap, then i would recommend pulling the motor. get someone who is knowledgeable and can help though. I would not do this on your own if I were you.
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#113430 - 06/03/07 11:33 PM Re: XP cam install - success!!!
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Take lots of pics and/or video of the engine bay.
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#113431 - 06/03/07 11:34 PM Re: XP cam install - success!!!
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Me take pics? Too late... the pics on the photobucket page, that's it.
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#113432 - 06/03/07 11:59 PM Re: XP cam install - success!!!
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No,I was talking to theone2043.
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#113433 - 06/04/07 12:01 AM Re: XP cam install - success!!!
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oh haha ok ill try that ... just need to find some people around the area who are scared of this work... and need to get a lil more money
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#113434 - 06/04/07 09:29 AM Re: XP cam install - success!!!
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It sounds good at an idle. Any drive by videos of the car with the new cam?
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#113435 - 06/04/07 09:52 AM Re: XP cam install - success!!!
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Nah, as of right now that's all I have. Maybe I can get a few other video clips.
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