Valvetrain noise after cam swap

[RedBird]

so you got it running good again? veyr good very good. sound clips? lol


what's that oil cap off of?

[geldartb]

the oil cap i found on ebay awhile back its solid billet, the only bad thing about it is after the cars been ran for awhile it gets kinda hot since its solid metal.

just gotta flash the new stuff and should run a little better still running on a stock 3400 bin with the 3500 top end.

took it for a quick spin around the block it didnt do too bad just gotta update the VE to match the top end, and check on why it wants to idle so low when rolling to a stop.

sound clip will come soon. never video the first startup its bad luck. the only thing i had on me was my blackberry.

EDIT
heres the oil cap i got

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/PONTIAC-GTO-LS1-LS2-MOBIL-1-ENGINE-CHROME-OIL-CAP_W0QQitemZ270342116031QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMotors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories?hash=item270342116031&_trksid=p4506.c0.m245&_trkparms=72%3A727|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318

lol heres the other one i want

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/04-06-PONTIAC-GTO-LS1-LS2-SHOCKER-BILLET-ENGINE-OIL-CAP_W0QQitemZ260365196410QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMotors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories?hash=item260365196410&_trksid=p4506.c0.m245&_trkparms=72%3A727|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318

[19Cutlass94]

good to hear its working out for ya! Wish i could say the same thing

[geldartb]

thanks. i still got a long road of tuning ahead. its dirvable but still needs a bit of work in the pcm.

this thing has been down since nov when i started putting the headers on and then that turned into a 3500 top end swap.

[19Cutlass94]

Where did you get your lifters rebuilt? I have a few that are complaining and not pumping up.

[geldartb]

did the lifters myself bought a brand new set off ebay for 70 bucks shipped and got the LT1 lifters from the junkyard for free.

all i did was what superdave recommended and swapped the 2 springs inside to my 3400 lifters.

its suppose to help a little bit with vac at idle. im still only pulling 7-8in vac at idle no leaks eaither

it took what seemed like forever to swap the springs seen as how i had to take apart 24 lifters.

[geldartb]

thought id revive this epic thread and end it with an epic update.

well i tore apart the top end and retimed/retorqued the cam gear, also took apart the lifters and cleaned them out just cause.

but its all back together with metal 3500 lim gaskets and let me tell you its as quiet as i got a stock 3400 in there.

ill get a video up the end of the week. the one i took with my blackberry sucked hard.

[RedBird]

victory! SO glad you got all that garabge taken care of, i've been wanting to hear and see how this thing runs. congrats. now hopefully mine sounds as quiet as yours once it's back together.

[geldartb]

you and me both. i was almost to the point of putting a stock cam back in. i was just totally sick of screwing with it.

it took way longer but its finally at the point it should have been at to start.

kinda pisses me off about the video off the phone.

even with the lifters being empty it was still pretty quiet and then once it ran for a few and they filled up it went away and the only noise was the exhaust leak.

now i can begin the fun of tuning. that is after i get it reinspected.

[IsaacHayes]

Wow, loose cam gear huh?

[geldartb]

it was torqued down to 105 before and with the same wrench.
i torqued it at 106 this time.

didnt change anything all the exact same parts except for the lim gaskets.

[3400-95-Modified]

God I hope my lifters make my motor quieter... Hell it was quite when I first ran it... and now a year or so later it got louder.

[gectek]

what did you use to tune? HPT or DHP

[geldartb]

i use DHP.

the tune didnt change from the before i took it apart and the time i put it back together. cant really say what did it but it sounds like a stock engine now, not the noisynes it was before.
i mean its still got the characteristics of the cam in the idle and whatnot but its quiet.

when i get to the store to get another $10+ battery for the camera ill get a video.

[gectek]

can you pm me the file or email it to me. im interested to see what you came up with.