Christmas comes late!

I have the NSR Comp Cams II from Brenspeed and spent a lot of time looking into doing it myself. However in the end with Ford refusing to sell me the required valve spring compressor and timing wedge I got a shop to do it for me. You should look into this problem of getting the required tools first. Some shops will not sell the compressor. Others online want anywhere from $150-300 for the compressor, and others yet have complained about long wait times and the difficulty of finding a 3 valve compressor. I have heard that the two valve compressor can work (I have not had this confirmed) and the cheapest I have seen them is from trick flow for approx 30 dollars (I think). In the end I shopped around and found a reputable shop to do it for around 100 dollars more than what I would have had to spend on specialized tools, and the car was in and out in an afternoon. I guess the only down fall is that I did not gain the knowledge or experience of doing it myself, but as long as it runs great I don't really care.

Having the correct specialty tools is key but, buying them can cost half the price of paying a professional install them and you wont be stuck with tools that you may never use again. You may be able to get a good deal on the tools on ebay or craigslist or just searching around if you are determined to do it yourself.