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Yeah i'm def a grease money.
After the lower intake, it'* not too easy.
Dropping the engine cradle is a PITA.
You have to remove the ps motor mount, alternator, tensioner, power steering pump, harmonic balancer, 3 sensors, then the timing cover(with waterpump still attached), timing cain/dampner, cam gear, cam cover, the cam cover has those annoying star imprinted torque bolts, man they suck, but then the cam is right after that.
I dunno it'* not really difficult but it'* tedious as all hell.
You just have to take your time and follow the torque specs.
I used the instructions from mcgp.com for an l67. It helped out alot.
Anyone that is seriously tring to install a cam into an L36 e-mail me for help. I'll try and help as muh as i can.
After the lower intake, it'* not too easy.
Dropping the engine cradle is a PITA.
You have to remove the ps motor mount, alternator, tensioner, power steering pump, harmonic balancer, 3 sensors, then the timing cover(with waterpump still attached), timing cain/dampner, cam gear, cam cover, the cam cover has those annoying star imprinted torque bolts, man they suck, but then the cam is right after that.
I dunno it'* not really difficult but it'* tedious as all hell.
You just have to take your time and follow the torque specs.
I used the instructions from mcgp.com for an l67. It helped out alot.
Anyone that is seriously tring to install a cam into an L36 e-mail me for help. I'll try and help as muh as i can.
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one last quick question, as i don't have the money/time right now...
were most of the torque specs hefty foot pound numbers, or did you find yourself doddling with an inch pound wrench a bunch? my inch pounder is junk (scale is only 120-9somethin... i can use my foot pound for that), but this would provide a great excuse to buy a nice one...
anyone else do that? use vehicle repair as a tool to get more tools?
were most of the torque specs hefty foot pound numbers, or did you find yourself doddling with an inch pound wrench a bunch? my inch pounder is junk (scale is only 120-9somethin... i can use my foot pound for that), but this would provide a great excuse to buy a nice one...
anyone else do that? use vehicle repair as a tool to get more tools?
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He'* just missing the classic wrench in hand... and the monkey scream
j/k.... seriously though... props to doing it yourself...
j/k.... seriously though... props to doing it yourself...
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no shoes? ---->Well i was a little delierious from not eating or sleeping and it was hot as all hell in my garage. Don't worry, all my toe nails are still intact.
As for dyno/track? i've gotta get my cat replaced today, i'm missing a motor mount bolt and i'm gonna get a diagnostic done so a can get a nice chip.
After all that, it will be ready.
Thanks for the props.
As for dyno/track? i've gotta get my cat replaced today, i'm missing a motor mount bolt and i'm gonna get a diagnostic done so a can get a nice chip.
After all that, it will be ready.
Thanks for the props.
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Originally Posted by 95naSTA
no shoes? ---->Well i was a little delierious from not eating or sleeping and it was hot as all hell in my garage. Don't worry, all my toe nails are still intact.
As for dyno/track? i've gotta get my cat replaced today, i'm missing a motor mount bolt and i'm gonna get a diagnostic done so a can get a nice chip.
After all that, it will be ready.
Thanks for the props.
As for dyno/track? i've gotta get my cat replaced today, i'm missing a motor mount bolt and i'm gonna get a diagnostic done so a can get a nice chip.
After all that, it will be ready.
Thanks for the props.
Just so we can compare.
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I never took it to a track or dynoed it before.
But i've been close racing wise w/ my friend. He'* got an infiniti I30(maxima). I raced him stock, beat him kinda bad, raced him w/ an intake, beat him but it was a little closer, then he got a Y pipe, which is sopose to have huge gains on those cars, I just barely beat him. But it turns out that whole time he had a pretty bad computer problem, his knock sensor was really messing his timing up. After that got fixed, he beat me by his car length.
Anyway, i'll see how i do up agianst him now and that should tell me something as far as improvement from before.
But i've been close racing wise w/ my friend. He'* got an infiniti I30(maxima). I raced him stock, beat him kinda bad, raced him w/ an intake, beat him but it was a little closer, then he got a Y pipe, which is sopose to have huge gains on those cars, I just barely beat him. But it turns out that whole time he had a pretty bad computer problem, his knock sensor was really messing his timing up. After that got fixed, he beat me by his car length.
Anyway, i'll see how i do up agianst him now and that should tell me something as far as improvement from before.