How to install Cams (2.2 but works for any)

[mrsilent13]

well lets see...cams i found on ebay for 415 shipped...and valves i got for 525...oversized +.5mm and the springs..i dont know....but i only payed 600 for the head fully built...the guy i got it from...was parting his car out...so i got lucky. i pulled out the stg 2 cams..cuz its not what i was looking for...im currently in the market to get some blower cams..as thats exactly what i want for the power i want to make. but yea that sounds about right...the guy i bought the head from put a lil over 3000 into his head...and let it go real cheap. i ended up bending the intake valves...and i changed those out. and went back to a stock cam for now until i can afford the blower cams.

 

[huckernage]

mrsilent: you are stg2?

if yes stock internal?

 

[mrsilent13]

i was stg 2....back in 08...but i sold the cams...and now im in the market to get some turbo or blower grind cams...most likely blower grind

and no im not on stock internals at all....fully built...ill be getting a new tune as soon as i get new cams and pushing for about 20-23psi

 

[huckernage]

is stg2 cam is ok for stock internal wihout pushing it at the limite

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i was stg 2....back in 08...but i sold the cams...and now im in the market to get some turbo or blower grind cams...most likely blower grind

and no im not on stock internals at all....fully built...ill be getting a new tune as soon as i get new cams and pushing for about 20-23psi

are you looking for stg blower or just cam from a lsj is ok.

I got a pair here from a lsj

 

[mrsilent13]

im looking for stg blower...or stg turbo grind cams...

 

[Cobalt Tom]

yes they are

 

[rockSTAR_SS]

This might help when I put a new head on my car.

 

[YelloEye]

It's slightly confuddling but the last 2 paragraphs tell you exactly how to time it. Minus the chain tensioner.....

TOM!!! Fix it....

 

[Cobalt Tom]

It's slightly confuddling but the last 2 paragraphs tell you exactly how to time it. Minus the chain tensioner.....

TOM!!! Fix it....

your a mod...you can edit too

 

[mrsilent13]

It's slightly confuddling but the last 2 paragraphs tell you exactly how to time it. Minus the chain tensioner.....

TOM!!! Fix it....

i did my timing with these instructions the first time...since then ive done the timing on these engines a few times where i dont even need the instructions anymore...i also figuered out a way to do the timing without removing the front cover...but its a bit tricky because you need to mark the chain and the cam gears and make sure you put them back exactly the way you pulled them off...or else you will bend something

 

[rockSTAR_SS]

I'm going to give it a try. Hopefully I can do it. I've never messed with timing on any vehicle before.

 

[mrsilent13]

I'm going to give it a try. Hopefully I can do it. I've never messed with timing on any vehicle before.

its not too hard...just follow the instructions carefully and make sure you have a tool to pull the tensioner out......i used a humongous crescent wrench. once you break the torque on that bolt it will spin out freely by hand. and when you putting everything back together try to get the #1 cylinder at Top Dead Center (TDC) will make things a bit easier when installing the chain drive gear. this way the Dot on the chain drive is facing to 5 o clock and all you have to do is install the chain as is without having to turn the crank to line up the dots.

this is very important, the crank turns clockwise....UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL YOU TURN THE CRANK COUNTER CLOCKWISE. if you have the chain installed and you turn the crank counter clockwise...the chain will jump and u will damage some valves. so just follow the instructions...good luck

 

[YelloEye]

your a mod...you can edit too

Lol I'll fix it when I get home to my service manuals and type it verbatim

 

[huckernage]

i got my stg 2 cam

and I have a jtool

will be easier with this tool


what type of lub did you use to lub my cams

is a break it over 30 min. at 2000-2500 is ok

 

[cobalt123]

id want to do this eventually but i need more money

 

[lovely09]

Very helpful post.I have my chevy for three years but honestly saying,i have a lot more things to learn including cam installation.I will work on to it.Many thanks.

 

[Cobalt Tom]

i have to do this AGAIN next weekend, ill try to get some pics as i go

 

[camopaint0707]

mrsilent13-you have installed cams on an 07?? is there anyway to take cams from an LSJ and put them on? or would that not even make a difference

 

[huckernage]

mrsilent13-you have installed cams on an 07?? is there anyway to take cams from an LSJ and put them on? or would that not even make a difference

voila

 

[mrsilent13]

they are basically the same lobe...so yea as huckernage said...voila....no difference.

and yes i have installed cams on an 07 with the cam sensor installed...not that i needed the sensor since all the wiring is for an 05....the head itself is off an 07 on an 05 block