[Shotimes] how to change cams?

[Ron Porter]

Low-end torque for feather-foots around town who never see redline..

But as ay folks have found, 3.0 cams in an ATX work very well for folks that
stick their foot into the throttle on a regular basis.

Ron Porter

-----Original Message-----
From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Carl Prochilo
Sent: Friday, February 18, 2005 4:32 PM
To: shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] how to change cams?

Look at it this way.  If the 3.0L cams were good to begin with, why did
Yamaha/Ford design new cams for the 3.2L automatic?
-- 
Cheers,
Carl Prochilo
92 Ultra Red Crimson

On Fri, February 18, 2005 3:44 pm, Jason Hartberger said:
> I was under the impression that swapping out MTX cams for the ATX cams
> (intake) would yield better power? The MTX cams give greater lift... so
> how would this not be a good upgrade? I'm genuinely curious... I mean, I
> didn't spend a whole lot on these cams so I'm not *too* worried, but I
> need to do a 60K anyway, I figured this would be a good excuse to get a
> *little* more power out of it... and don't worry, I won't be getting new
> tensioners.
>
> Jason
>
>
>
> Ian Fisher wrote:
>> I would also buy new timing chains...but I really
>> don't know if any of this is worth it for an
>> automatic.
>>
>> Don't buy new tensioners because you'll be depleting
>> obsolete stockpiles and I want to get mine first. :)
>>
>> Ian
>>
>>
>> --- Zach Leahy <leahyz@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Jason,
>>>
>>>I have been in many a SHO motor, so let me say that
>>>this is a
>>>reasonably large amount of work.  If you are pretty
>>>comfortable with
>>>tools, go for it.
>>>
>>>First, look at a 60k maintnance, and that will get
>>>you most of the way
>>>there.  Yes you do have to take the timing belt off
>>>as it is attached
>>>to 2 of the cams.  basically once you are stripped
>>>down for a 60k
>>>(don't need to remove the water pump though) you
>>>will take the cam
>>>gears off (3 10mm bolts each) and the rear timing
>>>belt cover off which
>>>is a whole pile of 10mm bolts.  Then take all the
>>>camshaft bearing
>>>caps off and also the 4 on the briver's end that
>>>hold in the
>>>tensioner.  from there you can pick up the cams as a
>>>unit.
>>>
>>>Depending on what you get with your cams, you will
>>>probably have to
>>>swap the chain pullies onto them, unless your new
>>>set still has them
>>>on.  There is an alignment link on the chain to help
>>>line it all up
>>>when you put it back together.  It has been a little
>>>while, but iirc
>>>the alignment links line up with the dots on the
>>>cams, which will be
>>>the farthest passible apart.
>>>
>>>Put the cams and tensioners back it, I don;t know
>>>the torque spec off
>>>the top of my head, and torque it all.  This is also
>>>a great chance to
>>>change in new camshaft seals.  New valvecover seals
>>>are not a half bad
>>>idea either.  put the rear timing cover back on, and
>>>the cam belt
>>>gears (they are pin indexed) and continue the
>>>reassembly per the 60k
>>>installation.
>>>
>>>Perhaps it would be a good idea to find someone who
>>>has done it before
>>>to help you through it.  Where are you located?
>>>
>>>Z
>>>
>>>
>>>On Fri, 18 Feb 2005 13:46:39 -0500, Jason Hartberger
>>><at3hartberger@mail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Ok... um, I managed to get ahold of a set of 3.0
>>>
>>>cams, and I want to
>>>
>>>>install them in my 3.2. In general terms, how do I
>>>
>>>do this? Do I have to
>>>
>>>>take the timing belt off? Obviously I have to take
>>>
>>>the intake and the
>>>
>>>>valve covers off (duh), but what else needs to
>>>
>>>happen? are there any
>>>
>>>>write-ups on this? I searched shotimes but didn't
>>>
>>>find anything useful.
>>>
>>>>Can anybody tell me like how much time I'm looking
>>>
>>>at? I have access to
>>>
>>>>the base hobby shop, so air tools, all that are
>>>
>>>available. Thanks!
>>>
>>>>Jason
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>>
>>
>>
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