Great video. Be back in 12 min.... gotta go cam my car.
@Multi8384
11 жыл бұрын
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!!
@dagolf06
Жыл бұрын
I made some custom dowel rods that are still being used to this day at the dealership I work at! Very handy.
@pontiac428geiger8
8 жыл бұрын
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.
@dberls1motor
7 жыл бұрын
I think that was the best cam swap video i've seen... good job
@oillife2115
5 жыл бұрын
Yes!!!
@yeeoleswsh1450
18 күн бұрын
Just used this video after all this time to make sure I wasnt forgetting anything with my Trans Am cam job, amazing video
@jdburge17
8 жыл бұрын
you are my ls1 hero you have brought back the diy dream back alive for ls1 noobies
@3rdGenGuy
10 жыл бұрын
Nice video. If you delete that resonator box and buy an SLP lid, that would free up 8 or so horsepower.
@DickVanNiggz
5 жыл бұрын
3rd Gen Guy I’m sure it’s worth more than that when you throw a cam into the combination lol
@YNTGUNS
8 жыл бұрын
Wheres the sound? Drives me crazy i thought i went deaf!!?! Lol
@oillife2115
5 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂
@nicholaswarner1143
7 жыл бұрын
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!
@Breezy-uz1eo
2 жыл бұрын
This is probably the best video I’ve found on this!!!
@prototypehangar8447
5 жыл бұрын
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
@JRich165
8 жыл бұрын
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
@sixty9fordkiller
8 жыл бұрын
Joshua Richardson on the LT1 youd have to remove the intake manifold. its a more time consuming task on an LT1
@The412Devil
7 жыл бұрын
man that thing sounds good
@charlesmckeown201
7 жыл бұрын
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!!!
@bradlyj8z28
12 жыл бұрын
I've seen a whole lot of miles on stock lifters. No problem there especially with that mild Cam. Great video, thanks for sharing.
@swisscarvideos
11 жыл бұрын
i didn't take out the AC condenser, you can move it out of the way without removing any connected lines.
@rweghg3
11 жыл бұрын
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
@32bitcal
10 жыл бұрын
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.
@swisscarvideos
11 жыл бұрын
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.
@darrenn246
10 жыл бұрын
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
@artlife6210
7 жыл бұрын
man, I can do it in my sleep after watching this, best cam swap video ever
@swisscarvideos
12 жыл бұрын
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!
@25thxXx
11 жыл бұрын
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
@JohnnyCTSV
11 жыл бұрын
not a single beer the whole job???? that's impressive... sweet video
@andrenj1970
11 жыл бұрын
changing even a sparkplugs and wires is little nightmare, great job.
@bobsmith4121
5 жыл бұрын
Amazing, it still has the oem steering cooler in the upper hose!
@MaroonCamaro
11 жыл бұрын
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.
@swisscarvideos
12 жыл бұрын
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.
@chrisrobertson911
11 жыл бұрын
guess im buying a cam. you are a gentlemen and a scholar sir. wish it had better music though, mute is my friend
@JRich165
8 жыл бұрын
Oh, btw, these comments are hilarious. I love it. even learn from them and answered some Q's
@swisscarvideos
11 жыл бұрын
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.
@Wolvzblood
8 жыл бұрын
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
@JonTheDestroyer
11 жыл бұрын
dude knows his way around an ls1. any chance you could do a vid of switching out spark plugs? I am having a hard time with passenger side on mine.. If I knew exactly what to take off it would help out alot dude
@Torched_TransAm
12 жыл бұрын
well documented vid.how long did the whole process take you start to finish?
@claudioqcruz8218
11 жыл бұрын
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?
@garciajp2
11 жыл бұрын
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)?
@iMrKronic
11 жыл бұрын
i love 4th gen camaro's but i fuckin hate GM for shoving half the engine under the car.
@carguytim9913
3 жыл бұрын
Couple tips next time you do this, get a Milwaukee 3/8 drive cordless ratchet, you can get to 90% of your bolts with it, saves a lot of wrench time. Also, you didn’t need to take your throttle body off, just remove the rubber hose under the throttle body to get the water pump on and off. Seems like you made great time just using hand tools and taking your time. Did you tune the car before you started it?
@vandiemengoldprospecting7624
11 ай бұрын
They didn’t have them 10 year ago
@ls1junkie729
9 жыл бұрын
Dumb question. the rods you slide in to keep the lifters from falling do they have to be a specific one or just any rod that fits?
@swisscarvideos
9 жыл бұрын
Ls1junkie no specific, just any rod that fits, should not be too small.
@douglasalexis93
7 жыл бұрын
swisscarvideos hey dude what size rods and can i friend u on fb for assistance if you dont mind.
@dagolf0616
7 жыл бұрын
douglasalexis93 the rod size is 5/16. You can use aluminum or even wood. Lowes and Home Depot sell wood dowel rods for $1 and they work just fine. Just make sure they're 5/16 and no dicking around with them while they're in the block. They're hard to break so you'd have to do something pretty stupid to break them. Also want to note that the rods aren't a fool proof method to hold the lifters up. All they are there for is to keep them from falling all the way down. The lifters can still fall far enough to prevent the cam from going in all the way, if that happens get a pen magnet and fish it back up into the tray. It's a pretty easy job just time consuming.
@BenatoZ28
12 жыл бұрын
I would have changed the lifters as well, I don't know much about rollers but I know its a must for hyd cams
@jlb7125
8 жыл бұрын
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
@delsurway
11 жыл бұрын
hey i just got my self a one stock camaro ss i was wondering whats a god Cam for a bone stock ls1? im just planning to cam it thats pretty much it Thnak you.
@patrocman4818
7 жыл бұрын
delsurway what cam did you go with., and you just did cam only???.. lmk
@brandoshobbies5353
6 жыл бұрын
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
@swerbproductions4658
6 жыл бұрын
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
@98ws6m6cvert
11 жыл бұрын
he could also jack the car up and change 8 from the bottom as well you wont see it but you can kinda feel around for it the top three i just remove the air tube and im good from there.
@N2Otorious
7 жыл бұрын
Come On Mannnn... you were right there. Change the valve stem seals everytime you pull the valve springs. they are cheap..
@swisscarvideos
11 жыл бұрын
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 ;-)
@Y2KFirehawk
11 жыл бұрын
I give you a lot of credit doing it all on your own AND video taping it! Nice job.
@trinipapyfoxbody
9 жыл бұрын
Great video. Im about to do my swap. i was wondering how hard it actually is to put the harmonic balancer in. Do you just tap it in with that piece of wood?
@swisscarvideos
9 жыл бұрын
Yes, just tap it in.... it's easy.
@jimarrow8298
10 жыл бұрын
Were did u get the tubular bars tht held the lifters up very helpful video
@wkeil1981
9 жыл бұрын
You can use wood dowels from Home Depot
@nathanhoffman79
11 жыл бұрын
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?
@67judge
11 жыл бұрын
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?
@mr.boostang2064
11 жыл бұрын
Thanks for making this video. Now I know what to expect when I do the cam swap myself.
@93vanhalen
7 жыл бұрын
what did you do to set the valves? just torqued them to spec?
@JeffLyle
5 жыл бұрын
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.
@swisscarvideos
11 жыл бұрын
i don't remember the exact numbers, about 60-70cm long 5/16". Just about 4-inch longer than the cam, so they don't slide in completly. You need to sand one side so they have a D-shape. You will see it when you 're on it. ;-)
@samuelwoodland4098
6 жыл бұрын
Are the rods that got inserted before the camshaft was removed used to stop the pushrods and valves from dropping?
@CamaroWarrior
9 жыл бұрын
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
@jlomeli07
3 жыл бұрын
Coming from someone who’s done this, you made it look too easy 😂😂😂
@ourt1
8 жыл бұрын
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??
@simonvenables602
7 жыл бұрын
Did you have to drop the sump in order to remove the bolt for the pickup line on the bottom of your oil pump?
@MsDasnake
8 жыл бұрын
very soothing to watch
@swisscarvideos
10 жыл бұрын
You dont have to drop it complete, just loose all the bolts until the pan drops enough to pull the pickup tube out.
@kellypark007
7 жыл бұрын
where did you get them long poles from that you stuck in that slots before you remove the cam
@christopherrodriguez2162
10 жыл бұрын
Did you have to drop the pan to get the pick up tube off the oil pump?
@bestfromnw
9 жыл бұрын
thanks for sharing man, you might have just given me motivation to do it on mine. how long did it take you
@swisscarvideos
9 жыл бұрын
I did it within two days. if you have some help and all the tools ready you can do it in one day.
@Deadbydawn71
10 жыл бұрын
All that and you went with a lil baby cam! Just kidding bro! Great job!
@mikemartin2fst4u
9 жыл бұрын
awesome vid!! what about having it at top dead center. how did you get it to TDC
@swisscarvideos
9 жыл бұрын
Turn the Engine manually at the crank until one cyl is at tdc. change the springs on that one and then turn again for the next cyl.
@importman25
11 жыл бұрын
I'm just wondering what method did u use to keep your valves from droping when u removed the springs
@Theoloop
11 жыл бұрын
Shouldn't you change the pushrods as well? Is that hard to do?
@redbeard5894
4 жыл бұрын
My question is, where do you get the rods to hold the lifters up?
@todbnla
9 жыл бұрын
Why is the audio either off or on at certain points? I didn't have sound for most of the video and did you ever answer the question about holding the valves up?
@Dmax734
9 жыл бұрын
Top dead center method
@swisscarvideos
11 жыл бұрын
-- bucket of oil prior to installation? -yes -- Is that necessary? - no, but i recommend it. the oil film protects them a bit from scratches while installing.
@MiloBazan
7 жыл бұрын
You should throw an F1 procharger with a cog drive, rib setup, and dynatech exhaust system and an Ls1 and you'd kick some serious ass
@cesar101387
10 жыл бұрын
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?
@wheelspin1000
10 жыл бұрын
Nice vid, very informative. Thanks for the effort and sharing this.
@AlexZ-ex1os
11 жыл бұрын
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?
@jeffidubb
11 жыл бұрын
what did you use to keep keep the valves from falling? about to do my first cam swap this month
@rafatrill
8 жыл бұрын
love the song who is playing? u know the name of the band?
@Brett4517
10 жыл бұрын
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.
@jeffidubb
11 жыл бұрын
Did you have to do anything to the lifters?
@JavierMartinez-tj9fc
10 жыл бұрын
what was the purpose of sliding in those long rods before taking out the camshaft??
@JavierMartinez-tj9fc
9 жыл бұрын
i thought so..thanks!!
@swisscarvideos
11 жыл бұрын
losen the oil pan bolts a bit to drop it about 1cm , not completly. Then you should be able to losen the pickup bolts. Do it slow an careful...
@joesmuckatelly8282
6 жыл бұрын
Hardest part is the left side valce cover removing plastic egr and bracket 10mm nut back there
@JoseSabala
12 жыл бұрын
How did you get past copyright for your song. I have some songs with my ls2 cam swap and they won't allow it on mobile because of it
@jinglezman
11 жыл бұрын
How long did it all take you to do? I know you had the video moving fast lol.
@daironbayon3014
10 жыл бұрын
thats a hell of a job!
@szemo420
10 жыл бұрын
your a ls1 god for making this
@jjrock5
10 жыл бұрын
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.
@swisscarvideos
10 жыл бұрын
i used the TDC method...
@SouthernSpeedVideos
12 жыл бұрын
bravo! very well put together. i love the music too. i enjoyed this very much.
@nipv8hsvzr817
10 жыл бұрын
sick video. lol damn radiators.... took me like 2-3 hours when i replaced mine
@tom1994420
10 жыл бұрын
What size of dowels did you use to hold the lifters up
@swisscarvideos
11 жыл бұрын
There are many different cams out there it depends on what you expect from your cam, and if you have to pass smog tests. For a bone Stock Camaro wihtout any Bolt-ons and stock like idle i would take a cam like 216/224 @ 114 LSA with Lift between .550 -.580 on a CompCams XE Lobe. Nothing Big but with really noticeable Gains and good top end Power. But there are so many other cams you can choose from... maybe LS1tech.com helps you
@jamiewilson7453
7 жыл бұрын
did that have to be tuned if i wanted to do one without a dyno or going to big what spec cam would suit
@stlglassproject
7 жыл бұрын
what were the 3 long pins in place used for what were they?
@swisscarvideos
11 жыл бұрын
yes you should, its the most easy part of it, just pull them out an put the new ones in. :-)
@ricoturk757
8 жыл бұрын
Wait was the cam you swapped in bigger?
@ValorGee
3 жыл бұрын
Old video but nicely done !
@garylarson6386
4 жыл бұрын
shouldnt you install new lifters with new cam?
@85typet
11 жыл бұрын
what was the 2 long rods for before you took out the cam?
@Moreno73311
11 жыл бұрын
How long and what size is the rod u used to hold the lifters up?
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