VTSS304
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- VT SS 5.0L Manual
Hey guys, first post, new to the forums, hope you dont hold that against me haha.
So I recently bought a VT SS 5.0L Manual off of a family member (because it was cheap) and have since discovered the engine has a nasty knock at idle when its warm. So rather than fix it I wanna swap in a HSV 195KW Roller cam engine i've had in the shed for a few years. The engine is brand new, never been in a car or run.
Can I just run this with the SS PCM? or do I need a HSV one? Can the standard PCM be modded to suit? (I have a spare one)
Do I need to change the valve springs as its been sitting for nearly 15 years with a couple springs compressed obviously?
Considering its out, now would be a good time to do a cam, do you have any recommendations that will work with the stock PCM? I heard the Crow 4502 is good but is that a roller cam?
The car will be used mostly on the road with a couple track days a year, its stock except extractors, 2.5" exhaust and a 3.45 diff.
Thanks for any help you can offer guys
So I recently bought a VT SS 5.0L Manual off of a family member (because it was cheap) and have since discovered the engine has a nasty knock at idle when its warm. So rather than fix it I wanna swap in a HSV 195KW Roller cam engine i've had in the shed for a few years. The engine is brand new, never been in a car or run.
Can I just run this with the SS PCM? or do I need a HSV one? Can the standard PCM be modded to suit? (I have a spare one)
Do I need to change the valve springs as its been sitting for nearly 15 years with a couple springs compressed obviously?
Considering its out, now would be a good time to do a cam, do you have any recommendations that will work with the stock PCM? I heard the Crow 4502 is good but is that a roller cam?
The car will be used mostly on the road with a couple track days a year, its stock except extractors, 2.5" exhaust and a 3.45 diff.
Thanks for any help you can offer guys