Ive heard people say that cam could be swaped without pulling intake .....has anyone here done it....if so what is the procedure. Just curious if this is fact or myth.

 

Um...No. Unless it's an LS1 or an older SBC with horizontal bars on the lifters.

Frank

 

Ahhh.....that must be what I heard.....you can do it on an ls1.....Thanks

 

its not something i would recomend, but i have done it before on a factory roller 350 and it turned out just fine,

i removed all the pushrods, then remove the timing chain and put the cam sprocket back on and spin the cam, this will push all the roller lifters up and if you get lucky they will all stay up, pull your cam out put the new cam in and push all the lifters back down with the push rods

 

Just wondering, how did you take care of the oil pump drive (or I'm guessing it wasn't an lt1)?

 

Good question..

Frank

 

sounds like a recipe for disaster. I can hear it now....kerplunk!

EDIT: Regarding the oil pump drive, he said it was an older 350 which will have the pump powered by the distributor.

 

right it wasnt an lt1,, it was a normal dist. roller 350

 

Man...some folks just want to cut all of the corners.

I want to find out how to change a cam without popping the hood!!!

 

Undo the k-member and crossmember bolts and lift the car up.

 

 

I actually have a picture that goes with my previous post.
Took this when I was swapping motors on a sebring,

 

The same way car owners, in general, approach their oil changes:

Let someone with no personal investment in your car, do something vital to it, all while making no real connection to the owner.

Throwing money at a problem will never propogate experience.

 

That sounds too risky. I wouldn't want to take any chances. I like to take my time and do it right the first time.