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So would a 115 212x out perform a 111 206?

 

I don't think so but it's certainly cheaper than buying HO cams for regrind.

 

Any idea what the going rate for a cam install is?? I know it will vary depending on what garage, but I just need a ballpark.

 

In Virginia $1,200 was the cheapest we could find. I install them for $300.

 

Is it ftlbs or inlbs torque wrenches needed and want is the torque on value?

 

ftlbs and the only thing billy torqued to spec on mine was the cam sprocket at 90ftlbs i think.

 

Gonna take a shot in the dark, and say that the cam bearing caps were torqued to spec also.

I have not seen what our acuators/lifters look like, but on pushrod engines, if you did not have adjustable rockers, you would torque them to spec too.

Technically, the valve cover bolts have a torque spec, but I have never once torqued a set. Put them on till finger tight, then a little more to compress the gasket a little and voila good.

 

Just make sure and your buddy know what you are doing. I know of four people who tried it and didn't know what they were doing and destroyed their heads. When pistons start smacking valves all kinds of bad things happen. Doing a cam swap isn't hard, you just have to know what your doing and pay attention to detail. The most time consuming part is just getting to the cams.

As Winston said, the only thing I torque to spec is the timing sprocket bolts. There are inch pound specs for the cam bearing cap bolts but I break them every time I try to torque them to spec. I take them hand tight on a short ratchet.