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Those who've installed your own cams...how long did it take?

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san~man

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Title says it all....how long did your install take?

Not including beer breaks, cig breaks, etc. Total time???
 

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I can't believe no one wants to answer this question. Its about an 8hr job. Have you thread searched for write-ups?
 
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I know generally how long it takes, I just wanted others experiences in the matter.
 
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first time it was about 12 hours, second time it was about 10, third time it was about 8.. fourth time I got everything stripped down and cams out in 2.5 hours... Im getting to be a damn pro,lol
 

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As copied from my writeup on the stg1 cam install because I couldnt remember lol.

TIME STARTED WAS ABOUT 3:30 PM, FINISHED AT AROUND 12AM.

So around 8.5 hours...our first time ever tearing into a modular 2V. Actually our first time tearing into ANY OHC motor...we were used to OHV motors, but these OHC motors are very easy to work on.
 

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those times include valve springs?
 

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hotmustang331 said:
As copied from my writeup on the stg1 cam install because I couldnt remember lol.

TIME STARTED WAS ABOUT 3:30 PM, FINISHED AT AROUND 12AM.

So around 8.5 hours...our first time ever tearing into a modular 2V. Actually our first time tearing into ANY OHC motor...we were used to OHV motors, but these OHC motors are very easy to work on.
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i'm hoping that they are easy to work on. only thing i've ever built was the 350 in my truck, and that was pretty easy.

from the looks of things, changing cams should be pretty easy on here
 

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Stang|ess said:
those times include valve springs?
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I was wondering the same. i want to know what the best tool is for removing the springs. I have a cheap little spring compresser from Advance Auto that i used on a 5.0, im doing more reaserch to see if i can use that tool on my modular.
 

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Nope...no springs. Add another 6 hours for them.
 

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roughly around 6-8 hrs for me but i havent done any in a while so i might be rusty LOL its about as long as a S/C install
 
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