PI swap question

[4.6vertGT]

My intake on the 96 gt finally cracked so i decided it would be a great time to do the PI intake and cam swap. i cant wait but i have some questions. i already bought the pi intake kit from livernois so now i jsut need cams. are used cams usually reliable or is it better to buy them new? and does anyone have any suggestions where to get them?

and also one more question. me and my stepdad are comfortable doing the intake swap but should we try the cam swap ourselves or do you guys recommend getting someone else to do it? i know it only makes sense to do it at the same time but yeah.... i saw dusstbusters long write up and it seems great but i didnt know if the cam swap was an amateur suited job. thanks and any help is appreciated.

 

[Winters98GT]

buy them used, CRred, and many other members have sets lying around. You should spend 50-100bucks on them.

 

[4.6vertGT]

ok thanks. is that the members full name? i searched and couldnt find it.

 

[Winters98GT]

http://forums.stangnet.com/member.php?u=107350

he might not have them anymore, check the classifieds here and at the corral. They are very easy to come by, also check car-part.com

 

[CobraRed_96_GT]

Thanks Winters, i appreciate the consideration. But i recently sold those to a member on here. I'll pm you 4.6vert where i think is the best deal right now.
As for the install I think you can do it if you're patient and have a hand - it's really not that horrible. Easy to time pi cams as well.

 

[98COBRA281]

yeah you can do it yourself, i did my intake in about, 2 1/2 hours, the cams took a little longer, make sure you get pi cams bolts to!!!, i didnt know there was a difference untill i got mine all apart

 

[4.6vertGT]

haha yeah i read up on that in my research that i have done. do you guys usually by that from the dealer or what?

 

[98COBRA281]

buy what from a dealer... i got my intake from ebay.. i bought my cams from a member on here, and got the pi cam bolts from a local junkyard

 

[Winters98GT]

yes

 

[forum155pl]

do it man.. its not that bad.. just make sure you dont drop anything down in them intake ports when you have the intake off.. that was my original motors death..

the cam swap isnt that bad.. just make sure that you double check everything,drink a beer, roll the motor over with a breaker bar, take a sip of a frosty beverage, check it again. drink a brew, put it back together... then test drive!!

whoops.. DONT DRINK AND DRIVE lol

 

[darkstar2002]

I just did the intake cam swap and I only gained 1 mph. Where is this supposed 30 horse

 

[5spd GT]

I just did the intake cam swap and I only gained 1 mph. Where is this supposed 30 horse

Yes, you have to be careful of exaggerated gains.

I did a full PI Headswap on a 98 GT. Gained 2.8 MPH.

However, I did it for about $400.

 

[darkstar2002]

I had a friend do a full pi swap and picked up alot. he was about 1 -2 tenths infront of pi cars. he used to blow me away.