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Mar 8, 2011 | 07:17 PM

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bruno426

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Originally Posted by Blown287

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.

Shame omaha nebraska is not a little closer to me, I think you would be a regular hoot to have help out with a hemi install.

Mar 8, 2011 | 07:41 PM

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I found a local shop that would do it for 900... or you can buy a nice set of torque wrenches, and have a buddy help you do it. Spend some time wrenching and learn a bit at the same time.

In my younger days I worked in a garage and have rebuilt engines and trannys but now I think I would rather have someone else do it. That way if something goes wrong I can blame them...lol

Mar 8, 2011 | 08:08 PM

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Blown287

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Shame omaha nebraska is not a little closer to me, I think you would be a regular hoot to have help out with a hemi install.

That would be my pleasure man. A build like that is something I would love to be part of.

damyankee84, I hear you on that man. I love building performance machines but the day it becomes a chore I will put the wrenches down, lol.

Mar 8, 2011 | 11:00 PM

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hendrixx324

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hey blown those bearing cap bolts aren't torque to yield are they?

Mar 8, 2011 | 11:17 PM

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Blown287

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Nope, they aren't designed to stretch. If they were torque to yield, I would replace them every time I did a cam swap. Just like I do head bolts, I have never reused a head bolt. If I ever spring for ARPs that will be a different story, lol.