My Goal

[badinfluenceRS]

Re: My Goal

I just did that...should be cool

I have to check, I might be going to a tigers game either that weekend or the next...Camaro > Tigers anyways tho

[Smoke Panther]

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I'm doing this in two phases...

1. Complete bolt ons and everything besides internals before winter

2. Internals, really raising all the money I can to pay off my debt and create a mod-fund (already a good chunk of each. paycheck going to this). If all goes as I plan it, I can get the internals done when it's in storage this winter

haha, i had a similiar gameplan when i started modding my car...but, the thing is, when we looked at my old, rusted manifolds on my '99, we guessed that we'd probably break a stud when trying to get them off. If that happens, we'd have to pull the heads, and pulling the heads is like 2 steps past doing a cam swap...so, we just opted to do the headers and cam install at the same time. That way, instead of potentially turning a 8 hour operation into 22 hour operation, we would be risking turning a 20 hour operation into a 22 hour operation.

So, on a '96 that has 11 years of rust and build-up on your manifolds, it's much less riskier and much more time-efficient to do the cam and header install at the same time ;)

[badinfluenceRS]

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haha, i had a similiar gameplan when i started modding my car...but, the thing is, when we looked at my old, rusted manifolds on my '99, we guessed that we'd probably break a stud when trying to get them off. If that happens, we'd have to pull the heads, and pulling the heads is like 2 steps past doing a cam swap...so, we just opted to do the headers and cam install at the same time. That way, instead of potentially turning a 8 hour operation into 22 hour operation, we would be risking turning a 20 hour operation into a 22 hour operation.

So, on a '96 that has 11 years of rust and build-up on your manifolds, it's much less riskier and much more time-efficient to do the cam and header install at the same time ;)

Yea, I forgot to say that...I'm waiting on headers for exactly that reason, my head bolts look rusty, and I cant imagine trying to tap one of those out with the head on in the cramped space...

If I can find a good deal and have money, my order of operation will change, or at least start a parts-pile like viper in the shop...

I'm going to have to pull the engine and possibly get it inspected or rebuilt, so I can do alot of stuff while it's out this winter

[Smoke Panther]

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If I can find a good deal and have money, my order of operation will change, or at least start a parts-pile like viper in the shop...

yea, just buy parts as you can afford them. Nothing keeps you motivated and on-track like a pile of performance parts sitting on your floor rather than installed on your car

[badinfluenceRS]

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This project is going to be my reward...this stupid car keeps me going

[99pewterv6]

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yea, just buy parts as you can afford them. Nothing keeps you motivated and on-track like a pile of performance parts sitting on your floor rather than installed on your car

That sounds like me i've got stuff sitting and waiting to be installed.