The guys at East Coast Supercharging, namely Chris, Doug, and Mike who have tolerated me via email and on the phone over the past several months as I have contemplated what path I wanted to take with upgrading the car. Measuring Pushrod length and Lifter preload: ĭropping the oil pan and timing chain tensioner/ls2 dampner discussion: - Engine Torque Specifications are available in both books mentioned above as well as in the following thread:

The following threads I got feedback in here at Camaro5: Valve Cover and Transmission cooling line clips: The following two books available at or your local Barnes & Noble. The often cited LS1HowTo 4th Gen cam swap article: I did not undertake this task without researching the whole process online, in books, and by posting questions here in the forum when I needed to so here is a list of most of the resources I utilized throughout the project I have also never stayed at a Holiday Inn Select so I have that strike against me before I even got started.

I will say up front that I am not a mechanic but do consider myself mechanically 'inclined' in that I am not afraid to dig into the car having prepared myself for the task at hand. I may have omitted something during the write-up here so I will continue to update the thread as things are called to my attention. Tuning the car is another story, I will leave that to the professionals.

Even though I have quite a few reputable shops nearby, I enjoy the challenge of doing things myself when I feel they are within my mechanical capabilities. I get quite a bit of good information from the community here and I try to give back as often as I can where I feel I am knowledgeable so this is one of those attempts. I decided to do my camshaft install in my garage at home and figured it would be a good opportunity to document it as thoroughly as possible so others wondering about doing the same could do so.

Ls1 cam bearings pinning