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Re: Secret Cam sticky.
Friday, July 13, 2007 2:12 PM
All right guys...the swap begins tomorrow morning. Any tips before i do it??




Re: Secret Cam sticky.
Saturday, July 14, 2007 11:37 AM
yea....protect your knuckles!!! the first time i did this i cut up all my knuckles but really just take your time and it shouldnt be too bad. not a 10 hour job by any means especially since you already have alot of time with motors. but any ?'s and we are here for ya. good luck and let us know how it goes


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Re: Secret Cam sticky.
Saturday, July 14, 2007 4:12 PM
Well guys....im roughly 3 hours into it so far. Water pump has been changed and boy was it a pain. Not hard but flipping retarded the way its all set up. Had to remove the exhaust manifold etc...pretty gay! I also changed out my cooling fan (went bad a few days ago) and threw on a new fuel filter. Me and my mechanic friend are doing it. Were taking a break now cuz its flipping hot here in texas!

Were gonna attack it tonight (in a couple hours) while its cooler outside. Before we left we were removing the intake Cam Cover. All i have to do is remove cam gears, remove cam covers and then remove the cams. Then i will go back with everything. No local parts stores had any access to the cam housing/cover gaskets. I hope i can reuse these. Car only has 78k miles on it. Im reusing every gasket and seal...nothing was leaking or seeping before so i hope im fine.

What is the thread sealant that it calls out for on the Cam Gear Bolts?? My GM dealership didnt even know.....I have some GM Pipe thead sealant (kinda like teflon)....will that work? Whats the purpose of it?

Also, there was NO timing noise at all so im not replacing any guides, or chain or gears etc. Everything looks to be in great shape so far. Once i get the covers off and the cams out ill check the lifters (although im sure there fine).

Can i use RTV (gasket maker) on the timing chain cover, power steering pump, cam covers etc? Or should i just clean it up and use the rubber gaskets that were on there? Should i use the gaskets AND RTV? Lemme know fellas!!



Re: Secret Cam sticky.
Sunday, July 15, 2007 9:21 AM
Okay guys...the cams, water pump, and underdrive crank pulley are in/on and running great. Seems to idle smoother and more quiet. I noticed the loss in low end torque immediatly but i also noticed the nice lil top end gain! Also my intake sounds much louder and deeper now.

cam swap=straight forward
water pump=add another hour and a half and some bad words

All in all i used all the orignal gaskets (minus water pump etc) and lifters. Everything was in great shape (only has 78k). What i noticed though was that my water pump had already been replaced!!! They wear out that quick??



Re: Secret Cam sticky.
Sunday, July 15, 2007 11:03 PM
Mike Cove wrote:Nice info, but I wanted to point out that there is a mistake. The exh. cam casting number is not 255 455
its actually 225 455


Can any one confirm that this is. in fact, true??
Re: Secret Cam sticky.
Monday, July 16, 2007 2:44 PM
I also want to attempt this swap soon



Re: Secret Cam sticky.
Tuesday, July 17, 2007 1:43 PM
Yes Homer....that is correct



Re: Secret Cam sticky.
Thursday, July 19, 2007 3:37 PM
sUiCiDe wrote:I also want to attempt this swap soon


You'd be surprised how well they work with this SUPERCHARGER I have for sale...





14.330 @ 96.37mph
Re: Secret Cam sticky.
Friday, July 20, 2007 12:01 AM
supercharger hey?
what did you do to protect the motor?
better parts, what things did you have to do. I am guessing that you had to have the computer reflashed as well hey?

just wondering, would love to do that, but that would likely be too costly, and make gas milage suck(maybe,just a guess)


Re: Secret Cam sticky.
Tuesday, July 24, 2007 5:52 PM
now is this both intake n exhuast cams from the 2.3
Re: Secret Cam sticky.
Wednesday, July 25, 2007 5:34 PM
Read the friggen front page. OMG!!!!




Re: Secret Cam sticky.
Thursday, July 26, 2007 3:50 PM
Quote:

what did you do to protect the motor?


Protect the motor from what??



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Re: Secret Cam sticky.
Monday, July 30, 2007 10:19 AM
I have a question here:

"The cam casting numbers are 255/455 (which IS the same number as the HO cams, but only has 0.3750" of lift, not 0.410") and the housing/carrier itself is 22542963."

1. If this is true, why not use the HO cam then if it has more lift?
2. How would I differentiate the .375 cam vs. the .410 cam if it both have the same casting #?
3. What are the specs for the factory 2.4L cams?

Thanks!
Re: Secret Cam sticky.
Tuesday, July 31, 2007 5:13 AM
Orlando Quiles wrote:I have a question here:

"The cam casting numbers are 255/455 (which IS the same number as the HO cams, but only has 0.3750" of lift, not 0.410") and the housing/carrier itself is 22542963."

1. If this is true, why not use the HO cam then if it has more lift?
2. How would I differentiate the .375 cam vs. the .410 cam if it both have the same casting #?
3. What are the specs for the factory 2.4L cams?

Thanks!



Ok, sorry. I already read the answers.
Re: Secret Cam sticky.
Wednesday, September 19, 2007 8:18 PM
ok i have a 01 grand am se...so r u saying that the secret cam swap is a good idea? or not worth it....im worried abotu a bump or sumthing on the lobes, or if the cam gets put in wrong like even 1 tooth out wud be rly bad....i have a few after market parts such as pacesetter header back full exhaust, bomz cold air intake, jet perf mod, plat 4 plugs, tornado fuel saver, how much hp gain wud i get from the cams? what upgrades should i get if i dont get the cams, and what should i do next,WHAT IS THE BEST BANG FOR THE BUCK????
Re: Secret Cam sticky.
Wednesday, September 19, 2007 8:34 PM
Nitrous Oxide Is the best bang for the buck

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Re: Secret Cam sticky.
Saturday, October 06, 2007 8:19 AM
I think im going to jump on the bandwagon and do this this winter. Ill go check out the parts store now for the following:

24574239 Intake camshaft for LG0(95 2.3DOHC) $197.64
22545390 Exhaust cam for LD2(Pre-95 2.3DOHC) $197.64 (Melling MC832 from autozone)

Im noticing that jrbyers96 (The Fat One), you said you didnt replace any gaskets and you have about 78K on your motor, and it seems ALL you did was get the parts i listed above and a water pump, and went to town not changing anything else. I have about 55K on mine, I might just go ahead and do the same as you. Just to clarify, I did read the first page, but it seems like all I will need to buy is those parts listed above AND possibly a new water pump. Can anyone clarify this for me please?



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2002 Pontiac Sunfire GT - Supercharged

Re: Secret Cam sticky.
Saturday, October 06, 2007 9:21 AM
Also, does anyone know the Melling # for 24574239 Intake camshaft for LG0? The auto parts store here couldn't cross the GM number with their system.


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2002 Pontiac Sunfire GT - Supercharged

Re: Secret Cam sticky.
Saturday, October 06, 2007 9:39 AM
No one knows. that but i would replace everything while you are doing it. It you have so much of the engine apart change everything you need. Water pump is a good idea depending on the mileage on your car.


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Re: Secret Cam sticky.
Saturday, October 06, 2007 9:46 AM
Alright thank you for the quick reply. My price for the exhaust cam was only 180 brand new, better price than I had anticipated.


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2002 Pontiac Sunfire GT - Supercharged

Re: Secret Cam sticky.
Monday, November 12, 2007 2:38 PM
hey can someone tel me roughly how much this will cost replacing water pump gaskets etc,....with out the price of the cams....

thanks chris


2000 z24 Cavalier

Re: Secret Cam sticky.
Tuesday, November 27, 2007 7:16 AM
I've had a set of secret cams laying around for awhile I just havn't put them in yet...

Is it true that you dont have to remove the cam housing and press out the cams like my manual syas... and all you have to to is remove the cam covers and yank out the cams?

Personally.. whenever I get around to doing it... I'll be replacing the water pump, timing chain, timing chain tensioner, and all the gaskets while I'm in there just because I don't wan't to have to do it again later.

I replaced the water pump and timing belt on my 93 2.0 OHC Sunbird.... and if this isn't any harder than that.... I'll probably just do it some weekend coming up.





Re: Secret Cam sticky.
Tuesday, November 27, 2007 7:37 AM
I am in the process of getting everything together to do mine because I got to do the waterpump. I also have the timing set, guides, tensioner, and all gaskets to replace. I recently did the tensioner but i learned it wasnt really the problem, so i get to go back in. Though everything i have every seen says you can just take the top part of the cam carrier off to get to the cams, after you take the whole timing husing and everything else off. Good luck, and if you get to it before me let me know what you think of the swap.




Re: Secret Cam sticky.
Tuesday, November 27, 2007 9:49 PM
Silver Streak wrote:Nitrous Oxide Is the best bang for the buck
lol.. the quickest bang in ur block too


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Re: Secret Cam sticky.
Tuesday, November 27, 2007 9:54 PM
yea, im also curious as to what kinda gains the swap is worth..


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