I did my cam swap based on this video and everything went well..:) i suggest u people buy the 3/8 wooden sticks from home depot to keep lifters up..alittle sanding but went very well"!!!! Good video!!
All that work and yet still have the stock LID😑 haha just messing, but great info video! I'm halfway done my swap and using this video and it's been a huge help thus far. Will keep you updated, hoping to have swap done tonight. Thanks again!
I am blown away at this video and I currently own an LT1. I was hoping I could learn something and I def did. not sure what relates to the LT but I'm more apt' to doing the cam now. Thanks swisscarvideos
ive changed plenty of cams without doing lifters its all in the condition and mileage of the motor. by the look of the cam he pulled out it was semi low miles. ive played Russian roulette spinning the cam and hoping the lifter retainers hold havent had an issue yet
They hold up the lifters the same way as the JPR Cam install tool in the howto does. You can make them yourself, just google or search on LS1tech for more info. Good luck with your swap!
It took about 20hours... but i ported my TB in this time and made some tools myself like the "Pen magnet" or the two D-shaped aluminium rods to hold the lifters etc. It was my first Cam swap so i did it slow an carefully. The next time i'm sure i will do this in half the time.
You don't have to pull the rad completely out. It helps for sure and its a tight fit other wise, but its no 'required'. Once you get a few cam lobes hanging out, you can remove the bolts on the end and just hang on to the lobes...just to save a bit of mess from coolant splashing all over.
What type of tuning would you have to do after this? Would you just be able to tune with a hand held tuner or is there more. I'm wanting to do this to my 04 gto, but I'm not sure what else I have to do after the install.
Hey bud, great vid. I tried watching the end twice but still got no sound of the car running. I want to do a cam swap but want something aggressive sounding with no clearance issues. Did the cam you installed have a good sound to it as well? Lopy maybe? If so what cam did you use. Sorry if you already answered that. It's a bit hard to scroll through on my phone. haha
u might have had answered this question already...but whats the spec of that cam? i have a stock 1999 camaro ss slp and want to change the cam and do headers
The memories of doing these swaps. Wish it was that fast. Honestly, I just drop the whole K-member so I don't have to deal with the cowl and getting under it. You went with a pretty small cam. Guessing you trying to make emissions.
did u have to tune computer?? and did u change to a stall speed converter? and one more ?? sorry can i flip the engine upside down if i have it on a engine stand instead of running dial through the engine so the lifters wont fall into pan??
Nice video, im planning on doing the same thing for my camaro and was wondering if u had take out the ac condenser as well to make more room to take out the stock cam?
Had a 99 pewter SS T-tops LS1 6spd..Sent a Copy of the Vin to SLP & they sent me the information about it . It was a pretty rare little Camaro... Started showing it's ass every time I drove it, which wasn't that often.. I kept it in my Garage, put less than 8.000 miles a year on it & started once a month just to let it run & idle.. When I sold it in 2011 the damn thing was falling apart like I had dogged the shit out of it. A car we have all had. The more you love it, the more it shits on you
Nice video man. Im doing my CTS V in a couple of weeks and will use your video as a guide. :) VRX4 going in. ? for you. Did you use compressed air to keep the valves up or did you use the top dead center method (elegant way as explained ins ls1howto)?
Hey, correct me if im wrong but did you put the valve springs in a bucket of oil prior to installation? Is that necessary? Can i do that with the rocker arms,timing chain,lifters and push rods if they are new?
It depends on the cam if you need a tune to run the engine or not. If you take a mild to average cam like 216/226 you can drive it to get tuned. The Smoke comes from assembly lube and oil, it goes away after some minutes Choosing the right cam for you isn't that easy, it depends on your setup, your expectations, your driving style etc....maybe reading, or asking the people on LS1.tech will help you to choose your cam.
Nice cam the magic stick 3 will give some good gains. but this is one of the bigger cams so maybe you should get the special mail order tune from texas-speed too. And i would take the double springs. If a singe spring brakes your engine is dead, if a double spring brakes most times it still holds the valve up and avoid major damage. My cam is a small one, custom grind 216/226 @116LSA compcams XE Lobe, gain = 90hp ;-)
What did you use to hold the valves from falling into the cylinder or even moving downward slightly while compressing the valve springs? Compressed air? Nothing at all? Thanks.
you're right this cam is emission legal, no problem passing smog tests. it's small but much better than the z06 cam which is another smog legal option.
Brando Vansant you buy a compression tester take the needle valve out screw that end into the spark plug hole and other end with air compressor it fills the cylinders with air so the valves stay in place there is also the raise the piston to tdc of every cylinder so they won’t drop as much I used the first method in my gto getting ready to do a fbody and I’m wondering how much fun getting that hose into the plugs is going to be
where did you get that tower brace?? lol i know.. and why am i looking at that... lol you think that will fit on a W-Body like a Grand Prix GXP... i like it Bc it can go over my alternator.. Nice Vid by the way... thxs
Take off the egr pipes, 2 10mm bolts straight down under the engine oil dipstick, move the hoses out of the way then I took a 3 inch extension with spark plug holder, fed it onto the spark plug first then put my ratchet in the extension, u only get very small turns though so patience is a virtue. Do the same putting it back, put the spark plug in the plug holder bit with the 3 inch extension, feed it in manually until its hand tighten then feed the ratchet in to the extension
Hey John - Just make sure the valves are closed first. If you have the correct length pushrod, then you can torque the rockers to 22lb ft. Dont torque them while the valves are open.
Great video. Be back in 12 min.... gotta go cam my car.
I did my cam swap based on this video and everything went well..:) i suggest u people buy the 3/8 wooden sticks from home depot to keep lifters up..alittle sanding but went very well"!!!! Good video!!
I made some custom dowel rods that are still being used to this day at the dealership I work at! Very handy.
Wheres the sound? Drives me crazy i thought i went deaf!!?! Lol
😂😂😂😂
Nice job man, you made it look pretty painless...clearly you've done this a time or two. Wish the vid had sound, I'm sure it sounded sweet.
you are my ls1 hero you have brought back the diy dream back alive for ls1 noobies
I think that was the best cam swap video i've seen... good job
Yes!!!
Nice video.
If you delete that resonator box and buy an SLP lid,
that would free up 8 or so horsepower.
3rd Gen Guy I’m sure it’s worth more than that when you throw a cam into the combination lol
This is probably the best video I’ve found on this!!!
All that work and yet still have the stock LID😑 haha just messing, but great info video! I'm halfway done my swap and using this video and it's been a huge help thus far. Will keep you updated, hoping to have swap done tonight. Thanks again!
man, I can do it in my sleep after watching this, best cam swap video ever
great video! I'm installing my cam and new valve springs using this video, everything was going good until the second to last valve dropped. ahhh!!!
Just got a 98 formula. I was scared that I had to pull the motor to cam it. But you showed me the way. 10x as stoked for the BTR3 cam kit to come in
Nice vid, very informative. Thanks for the effort and sharing this.
Thanks for making this video. Now I know what to expect when I do the cam swap myself.
I give you a lot of credit doing it all on your own AND video taping it! Nice job.
I am blown away at this video and I currently own an LT1. I was hoping I could learn something and I def did. not sure what relates to the LT but I'm more apt' to doing the cam now. Thanks swisscarvideos
Joshua Richardson on the LT1 youd have to remove the intake manifold. its a more time consuming task on an LT1
I've seen a whole lot of miles on stock lifters. No problem there especially with that mild Cam. Great video, thanks for sharing.
nice vid man! I watched every second, very detailed
bravo! very well put together. i love the music too. i enjoyed this very much.
Dude great video, this will be a tremendous help this summer! Thank you very much! :-)
Amazing, it still has the oem steering cooler in the upper hose!
everything about this was awesome
i didn't take out the AC condenser, you can move it out of the way without removing any connected lines.
Mann you did a great job...
ive changed plenty of cams without doing lifters its all in the condition and mileage of the motor. by the look of the cam he pulled out it was semi low miles. ive played Russian roulette spinning the cam and hoping the lifter retainers hold havent had an issue yet
They hold up the lifters the same way as the JPR Cam install tool in the howto does.
You can make them yourself, just google or search on LS1tech for more info.
Good luck with your swap!
man that thing sounds good
your a ls1 god for making this
not a single beer the whole job???? that's impressive... sweet video
Cool vid man thanks for sharing!
Great video Ty for posting I have a 2000 camaro ss covertible
It took about 20hours... but i ported my TB in this time and made some tools myself like the "Pen magnet" or the two D-shaped aluminium rods to hold the lifters etc.
It was my first Cam swap so i did it slow an carefully. The next time i'm sure i will do this in half the time.
You don't have to pull the rad completely out. It helps for sure and its a tight fit other wise, but its no 'required'. Once you get a few cam lobes hanging out, you can remove the bolts on the end and just hang on to the lobes...just to save a bit of mess from coolant splashing all over.
great job man!
changing even a sparkplugs and wires is little nightmare, great job.
do u have part numbers for the pulley puller, the spring remover tool and what size r the 2 rods u used to hold the lifters up?
thats a hell of a job!
What type of tuning would you have to do after this? Would you just be able to tune with a hand held tuner or is there more. I'm wanting to do this to my 04 gto, but I'm not sure what else I have to do after the install.
very soothing to watch
Did you have to drop the sump in order to remove the bolt for the pickup line on the bottom of your oil pump?
Are the rods that got inserted before the camshaft was removed used to stop the pushrods and valves from dropping?
Hey bud, great vid. I tried watching the end twice but still got no sound of the car running. I want to do a cam swap but want something aggressive sounding with no clearance issues. Did the cam you installed have a good sound to it as well? Lopy maybe? If so what cam did you use. Sorry if you already answered that. It's a bit hard to scroll through on my phone. haha
guess im buying a cam. you are a gentlemen and a scholar sir. wish it had better music though, mute is my friend
well documented vid.how long did the whole process take you start to finish?
Sweet video man
where did you get them long poles from that you stuck in that slots before you remove the cam
u might have had answered this question already...but whats the spec of that cam? i have a stock 1999 camaro ss slp and want to change the cam and do headers
what were the 3 long pins in place used for what were they?
Nice work!
did that have to be tuned if i wanted to do one without a dyno or going to big what spec cam would suit
Did you have to drop the pan to get the pick up tube off the oil pump?
The memories of doing these swaps. Wish it was that fast. Honestly, I just drop the whole K-member so I don't have to deal with the cowl and getting under it. You went with a pretty small cam. Guessing you trying to make emissions.
did u have to tune computer?? and did u change to a stall speed converter? and one more ?? sorry can i flip the engine upside down if i have it on a engine stand instead of running dial through the engine so the lifters wont fall into pan??
My question is, where do you get the rods to hold the lifters up?
Nice video, im planning on doing the same thing for my camaro and was wondering if u had take out the ac condenser as well to make more room to take out the stock cam?
where do i get the two rods that you use to hold the lifters up ?
What size of dowels did you use to hold the lifters up
Had a 99 pewter SS T-tops LS1 6spd..Sent a Copy of the Vin to SLP & they sent me the information about it . It was a pretty rare little Camaro... Started showing it's ass every time I drove it, which wasn't that often.. I kept it in my Garage, put less than 8.000 miles a year on it & started once a month just to let it run & idle.. When I sold it in 2011 the damn thing was falling apart like I had dogged the shit out of it. A car we have all had. The more you love it, the more it shits on you
what did you use to keep keep the valves from falling? about to do my first cam swap this month
Nice video man. Im doing my CTS V in a couple of weeks and will use your video as a guide. :) VRX4 going in. ? for you. Did you use compressed air to keep the valves up or did you use the top dead center method (elegant way as explained ins ls1howto)?
Nice video! Wish I knew how to do work on cars.
I'm just wondering what method did u use to keep your valves from droping when u removed the springs
i will be doing this with in the week and was wondering which method did you use to keep the valves up i didnt see in the video?
Hey, correct me if im wrong but did you put the valve springs in a bucket of oil prior to installation? Is that necessary? Can i do that with the rocker arms,timing chain,lifters and push rods if they are new?
how exactly do you get the cam to be aligned properly. I know you have to line up the dots on the cam gears, but is there anything else to it?
It depends on the cam if you need a tune to run the engine or not. If you take a mild to average cam like 216/226 you can drive it to get tuned.
The Smoke comes from assembly lube and oil, it goes away after some minutes
Choosing the right cam for you isn't that easy, it depends on your setup, your expectations, your driving style etc....maybe reading, or asking the people on LS1.tech will help you to choose your cam.
i love 4th gen camaro's but i fuckin hate GM for shoving half the engine under the car.
Nice cam the magic stick 3 will give some good gains. but this is one of the bigger cams so maybe you should get the special mail order tune from texas-speed too. And i would take the double springs. If a singe spring brakes your engine is dead, if a double spring brakes most times it still holds the valve up and avoid major damage.
My cam is a small one, custom grind 216/226 @116LSA compcams XE Lobe, gain = 90hp ;-)
what was the 2 long rods for before you took out the cam?
Very nice man..
sick video. lol damn radiators.... took me like 2-3 hours when i replaced mine
What did you use to hold the valves from falling into the cylinder or even moving downward slightly while compressing the valve springs? Compressed air? Nothing at all? Thanks.
i used the TDC method...
Wait was the cam you swapped in bigger?
you make it look so easy lol
you're right this cam is emission legal, no problem passing smog tests.
it's small but much better than the z06 cam which is another smog legal option.
Who did you get the spring tool from
shouldnt you install new lifters with new cam?
How long and what size is the rod u used to hold the lifters up?
great video
Great damn video! Honestly
What's the trick from keeping the valves from dropping ? I have a new cam with springs but I do not want to pull my head's of ? Thank you
Brando Vansant you buy a compression tester take the needle valve out screw that end into the spark plug hole and other end with air compressor it fills the cylinders with air so the valves stay in place there is also the raise the piston to tdc of every cylinder so they won’t drop as much I used the first method in my gto getting ready to do a fbody and I’m wondering how much fun getting that hose into the plugs is going to be
How much you charge for this?
dudw nice I just installed some AFR's on my z28 and was preety straight forward
where did you get that tower brace?? lol i know.. and why am i looking at that... lol you think that will fit on a W-Body like a Grand Prix GXP... i like it Bc it can go over my alternator.. Nice Vid by the way... thxs
Take off the egr pipes, 2 10mm bolts straight down under the engine oil dipstick, move the hoses out of the way then I took a 3 inch extension with spark plug holder, fed it onto the spark plug first then put my ratchet in the extension, u only get very small turns though so patience is a virtue. Do the same putting it back, put the spark plug in the plug holder bit with the 3 inch extension, feed it in manually until its hand tighten then feed the ratchet in to the extension
Whats the name of the tool you used to hold the lifters up?
Did you have to do anything to the lifters?
Coming from someone who’s done this, you made it look too easy 😂😂😂
what did you do to set the valves? just torqued them to spec?
Hey John - Just make sure the valves are closed first. If you have the correct length pushrod, then you can torque the rockers to 22lb ft. Dont torque them while the valves are open.
Shouldn't you change the pushrods as well? Is that hard to do?
Oh, btw, these comments are hilarious. I love it. even learn from them and answered some Q's
Nice work
hey whats the torque specs on rocker for this kind of heads
How many miles did your engine have when u did this?
What size is the 2 rods 5/16 ??
may I ask what those 2 rods were that you stuck in just above the cam? are they to hold the lifters up so they don't fall?
Yes, they hold the lifters up so they can't fall.
did you run the cam in
How did you prime your oil pump?
Where does it say what block it is on the ls1?
love the song who is playing? u know the name of the band?