[Shotimes] Cam question...swap thereof

[Robert Bruce]

There are no cam bearings in a SHO motor.  The cams ride directly in the
cylinder head.

If you install the 3.0 cams into the 3.2 heads, you will absolutely need to
measure and adjust the valve shim clearances.  You will also have to modify
the front head to get the 3.0 alternator and its mounting hardware to fit on
the 3.2 head.  This is the cheapest route.  There is a nice write-up on
SHOtimes.com, http://makeashorterlink.com/?X44624675.  I would go this
route, but that's just my $.02.

Your alternate choice is to directly swap the 3.0 heads onto the 3.2 block.
This is the easiest method for the 3.2 transplant, but you better have a set
of new head gaskets in your possession before committing to this route.  OEM
3.2 head gaskets can be extremely hard to obtain and quite pricey$$$.  I
went this route out of necessity for my swap.

Robert Bruce
92 w/3.2

-----Original Message-----
From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Frank "SHOrage" Costa
Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2004 2:22 AM
To: bjshov8; 1 SHOTIMES
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Cam question...swap thereof


Can i reuse the cam bearings from the 3.2 then? how much are cam bearings
for these suckers?


Frank



----- Original Message -----
From: "bjshov8" <bjshov8@comcast.net>
To: "1 SHOTIMES" <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2004 1:52 AM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Cam question...swap thereof


> It will probably not work.  The valve seats in the heads, the valves
> themselves, the buckets, the shims, the cams, the cam journals- all add up
> to determine the valve clearances.  If you change any one of those
> elements
> you can throw off the valve adjustment- especially if you move a cam to a
> new set of valves.  Now you might just get real lucky but I would suspect
> that you will have to change some or all of the shims.
>
>
>> Can i theoretically just swap all of the cam works? Such as the cam,
> shims,
>> and all that straight to the 3.2 heads without worrying about a valve
>> adjustment?
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