Need help with cam parts

[FireFighter]

I have heard a few differt things, I have a VS comp cam and I am going to have it put in, what are all the gaskets and things I will need? Thanks Guys and I did search but didnt come up with much.

[Bird_Of_Prey]

Ok, this is just off the top of my head, but.

Upper and Lower Intake Manifolds
Throttle Body Gasket
Front Engine Cover Gasket
Thermostat O Ring
Valve Cover Gasket
Cam Bolt
Crank Bolt
Rocker Arm Bolts (12)


That's a pretty good start right there. I don't really recall using anything else as far as gaskets.

[FireFighter]

any part numbers or is their a kit you can buy?

[Bird_Of_Prey]

Not off hand. Call your local dealer, they can give them to you, or look them up on gmpartsdirect.com I know most of them come in a kit from GM

[FireFighter]

what will happen if i reuse the bolts?

[Bird_Of_Prey]

You would be a cheap bastard, and a dumba55. The bolts are less than $20. Why would you put in a $300 part and skimp on the most important parts. The bolts are torque to yield. Which means they are streched and distorted when torqued to full load. When reused, you run the risk of breaking the head off the stud. Would you want that to happen while cranking at 6000 rpm? Not likely. It's really cheap insurance against sending your harmonic balancer through your hood.

[OneQuickV6]

If you have a car with over 50K miles on it, I'd highly recommend replacing at least your timing chain also, if not the gears and tensioner. It's just good practice to do this, just like the head studs. It will gaurantee yur car a longer life without a broken chain and downtime.

[FireFighter]

not een to 50000 yet, where would i get the bolts? from gm also?

[OneQuickV6]

Yes, you can go to your GM dealer's service department and they should have them in stock even. Or check out www.gmpartsdirect.com as they have a bunch available also.

[awesomeame]

valve cover gaskets (2)
lower intake to head gaskets (2)
valley end gaskets (2)
plenum gasket (1)
oring (small) at plenum (1)
oring (big) at plenum (1)
cam sproket bolt (1)
crank bolt (1)
rocker arm bolts (12)
cam lube (1 bottle)
engine assembly lube (1 bottle)


if it's a high mileage engine
valve seals-blue (6)
valve seals-green (6)
valve springs (12)
valve spring retainers (12)
keepers (24)

i bought the l36 cam install kit from ZZP, then bought whatever else i needed besides that. saved me about $80 CAD, and i'm crossin' my fingers that it'll all work for my RWD l36. find out tomorrow tho :D

--matt

[awesomeame]

HEYYYYY...i took my engine apart today..putting a cam in. my car has ~18,000 miles on it, and when i was gonna reinstall the timing chain damper, i saw this huge horizontal crack in it. so make sure to check that too.

so now i gotta wait to get one from GM on monday :(

--matt

[awesomeame]

crank bolt from the zzp kit doesn't fit l36 rwd car. about 1" too long. all gaskets fit fine & ditto for the rocker arm bolts...

--matt

[FireFighter]

so did you just go to gm for the bolt? I ordered the kit from zz, thats the only thing that didn't work?

[FireFighter]

I need that crank bolt pn! my cam goes in friday