[LS1] things to replace when doing a cam swap?

[beej2beej]

i did my cam at 130K mate and it sounds like one of my lifters is starting to sound suss, so gonna investigate. my tuner said it would be quicker/easier and cheaper in the long run to pull the motor out to look around as he isnt 100% certain its a lifter, def a noise from that area but not a consistent sound... while the motor is out it makes a good time to do a stall maybe the lifter may **** cause of the cam, or cause of the age, or just pure coincidence not sure but thought i would share and hopfully save you some cash from it

 

[Potta9]

Front crank seal on the timing case. They're near on impossible to reuse without having them leak.

 

[cpbait]

While your there it's up to you but maybe an oil pump or if not an oil pump o'ring as you'll need to pull the oil pump off.

 

[Vade Velociter]

When I did cam upgrade I fitted:

Camshaft, LS7 lifters, LS2 lifter guides, spring kit (springs, retainers, locks, locators & seals), pushrods, head gaskets, rocker cover gaskets, inlet & exhaust manifold gaskets, water pump gaskets, timing cover gasket, timing cover seal, ARP head bolts, ARP harmonic balancer bolts, Powerbond underdriven balancer, ARP camshaft sprocket & retainer bolts, ARP stainless 12-point timing cover & water pump bolts, Cloyes billet timing kit with C5R Racing chain, LS2 dampener & nitrided cam & crank gears, Melling oil pump.

That's pretty much it. Do it right or don't do it at all..

 

[Munz]

half that stuff doesn't need doing for a 222/224 cam, maybe if your throwing in a monster cam revving to 8grand

 

[beej2beej]

def an oil pump! cant put a price on a motor getting good oil supply from a good aftermarket pump, well... what ever it costs to rebuild it lol