Finally got a chance to install the cams today. The install was very straight forward, the torque sequence is the hardest part of the install.

I have to thank PTE for lending me the cam tools and the instructions, VRUS for the beautiful camshafts and last but not least my bro Scrappy for wasting an entire Saturday helping me.

Here are some pics of the install below but the best part is the sound. The valve train for some reason is quieter.

 

Good job. Glad to hear it went well. I guess a road test is in order.

 

Thanks
Yeah, that was the first order of business after all the smoke, from getting oil on the headers, subsided.

 

It's about time Albert I guess I'll have to come over tomorrow so we can line em up to see what those bad boys can do

 

Does the tensioner have to be reset? Or does the cam gear w/chain just slide back on to the cam with no problem, and the tension is adjusted by itself?

Do the cams have tabs that slide into the cam sprockets or do we have to time them?

What special tools were needed for the install?

Good Job!!

C-ya,
Scott

 

Good job nice to hear it when well. Let know how it preforms.

 

Scott the cams have a grove to accommodate the cam sprockets so it is pretty simple. The timing chain tension is re-adjusted to factory spec. You need three special tools for the install, a tool for the cam sprocket bolts, a left and right cam plate to lock the cams in place for removal and install.

 

Steve, I know you want a pair for your car.

 

No problem- I am ready for your tb install later this week.

 

Yes I do, just need to know it preform.

 

Albert, I now see you going after the guy on top......................oh, I forgot, that's you.

 

Nice!!!

 

 

rflow, can u describe how it feels on the butt dyno...

 

Man you motor junkys are crazy. Keep up the good work.

 

Will we see this on the next episode of Two GUY'S Garage
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I was thinking the same thing this morning, watching Horsepower TV

It would be funny for them to have an E55 on their dyno!

 

You keep this up and I see a roll cage and license for running 9's coming!

 

Time to hit the track to see the improvement!

 

+1

 

Hell Yea! But dyno first please!!!

 

Was the install pretty easy to do with the tools and instructions from PTE? I've seen the cam tool used once! Assuming you had a Torque wrench why was the tq sequence on the cams difficult?

 

Butt Dyno says it feels good mid to top.


The first stage is to torque the long bolts to 10 NM and the short to 15NM. The second stage is +90 degrees on the long bolts while following the pattern. The right side has 18 bolts and the left side has 20. A torque angle gauge is recommended to do the job, so I wrote down the pattern and checked them off one by one to avoid mistakes. Everything else up to that point was quick and easy so that's why i think the torque sequence was the hardest or most time consuming of all the required steps.

 

Good Job!!!

Damn!!! I miss playing with cars................................

 

Ive got a driveway full of them,you can wash them anytime if it will help!