okay well im going to go ahead and pull the engine. its also geting a new timeing chain and oil pump. i have a serires II & III supercharged laying in the garage floor, ill pull the cam out of them and if they look bad ill buy one from you. also will series III supercharged cam, lifters, pushrods, and rockers work on a L36 ? they look exactly the same size and everything.

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check gm parts web site for compatibility. alot, if not all parts are not compatible from 1999-2000.
Also if using used parts I would reccomend using the complete valve train from only the same engine(being sure to keep all parts in same place). cam,lifters,rods and rockers. These parts have all been worn together I think it would just be more reliable to keep them together.

Document ID# 360685
1999 Pontiac Bonneville
Valve Rocker Arm and Push Rod Replacement

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J 36660-A Torque Angle Meter

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okay thanks

Sounds like you are well on your way.

Technically almost every bolt on our motors are TTY. However I reuse the cam and crank bolts all the time w/o any issues. Looking at how they hold and the forces applied to them, it'* not 100% necessary like a rocker or bottom end bolt. Doesn't save you much, but it'* a couple bucks.

Dan..when you say tensioner, you mean on the timing chain right?

Yes, timing chain tensioner.

ive already bought new rocker arm bolts. is the ZZP oil volume kit worth the money ?

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Yes and no. Basically the oil pressure kits are a gasket and a washer. I found Dorman washers at Autozone in a 10 pack for dirt cheap. I want to think the part number was something like 760-010. Here'* the dimensions of the washer you'd need.




You place the washer between the spring and the plunger. Put on the new gasket and presto. higher pressure.

okay thanks ill do that

i dont really want to pull the engine, so how hard is it to replave the cam with the engine in the car ? is there a write up ?

thanks