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***UPDATE*** Do Not make my mistake. After chasing no oil pressure on a fresh 355. We pulled oil pump Melling HV55 to inspect. Nothing wrong. I told my son to check bottom of pan for maybe we forgot a rag or something. He comes up with Timing gear teeth. Pulled mains /looked good/ pulled t-cover only to find half the teeth missing on lower gear. Culprit was 2 cam galley plugs pushed out of the front of block got caught in middle of dbl roller and granaided sprocket. For the love of god please taps those cam 1/4 pipe plugs. Especially when using a HV pump. Lesson learned. Now i have to put the puzzle together and find all the teeth.

If you want to fill your lifters before hand and don't want to wait, just use an oiling can and fill them up through the oling hole on the side until it comes out the top.

I've no doubt that anyone here knows this, but the fundamental difference between a motor, and an engine, is simply a motor is powered via an external energy source, most often electricity. An engine is powered via internal combustion, most commonly gasoline, or diesel... Not so widely know, the fundamental difference between horns and antlers. Horns are made of bone, and are not seasonally shed. Antlers are made of hair and are seasonally shed. If you placed a cross section of antler under a microscope, you would see no difference between it and the hair on the animals back

@LtCatfish

2 жыл бұрын

i get what your saying but antlers and horns are made of bone. Antlers just look like a fabric of small hairs through a microscope.

Do u have to degree the cam? Or just slip it back in? Thanks

@Texasmule

2 жыл бұрын

Slips back in on my 5.7

@TheGamersRace

2 жыл бұрын

You slip the cam back in, and then you put the sprockets on and line up the dots to face eachother, and then put the chain on and torque it all to spec. Then spin the motor over twice to make sure it all ligns up as it should.

Thank you for posting this video. Question: To remove the timing chain cover, do you also have to drop the oil pan, or can you remove the timing chain cover with the oil pan still attached?

@SquarebodyStuff

4 ай бұрын

The pan will meed to come off.

@illuminancecrt8930

4 ай бұрын

@@SquarebodyStuff Ugghh....but thanks.

If you dont mind me asken what size cam did you put in it

@SquarebodyStuff

3 жыл бұрын

Comp Cams 270

Do the heads, rods, and rocker arms have to be removed in order to remove and install a camshaft ? I read they do, but I see yours isn't, which is why I ask...

@tynandill926

2 жыл бұрын

Well now I see everything is removed except your heads ... NO NEED FOR HEAD REMOVAL ...😎👍🏾🎯‼💯

@LtCatfish

2 жыл бұрын

heads no, rods and rocker arms yes. The push rods need to be removed in order to remove and replace camshafts. The lifters need to be removed on this engine but with a lot of engines you can use a rod to hold up the lifters and keep them from dropping them into the cam shaft valley

Do you degree your cam or just line up the dots on tdc

@SquarebodyStuff

2 жыл бұрын

I usually only degree one if I'm being particular about a build. Most generally I just instal it dot to dot.

Is it hard to do a cam? I’m barley getting into truck stuff

Can you still swap a cam out with the valvetrain still installed? Is there any chance to mess the timing up if you don't know the position of the crank?

@SquarebodyStuff

7 ай бұрын

The rockers and pushrods, and lifters need to be removed. The crank has to be on TDC on #1 cyl to re-install the cam and chain correctly

@isaacwhite-shelden6618

7 ай бұрын

@@SquarebodyStuff Awsome thank you

I have an 87 k5 blazer TBI 350 5.7l v8 and I want to put a bigger cam in it. I’ve had several mechanics tell me this is not possible because of the MAP sensor. Is this true or do they not know how to do it? I’m not a me mechanic by any means so I’m searching for some answers.

@SquarebodyStuff

2 жыл бұрын

You can put a bigger cam, just not very much bigger.

@iDrive4fun93

2 жыл бұрын

You would need to find a cam that’s “computer controlled.” COMP, Melling, and Summit have good options. The Melling MTC-1 or Summit K1102 kits are good, inexpensive choices. You’re not gonna get a choppy idle but you will get more power, and more importantly, a much better powerband. Throw some vortec heads and an intake manifold that’ll your tbi will bolt to, and get some software(a chip burned or Dynamic EFI’s EBL-II, and you’ll be good to go. With all that and full bolt ons, and a ported TBI, you can see 300+whp. Harris Tuning has some awesome articles on TBI performance.

Do i need to remove the oil pump in order to remove the camshaft? Thnx

@SquarebodyStuff

Жыл бұрын

Nope

@thecreator1341

Жыл бұрын

Not the oil pump but fuel pump yes

Trying to remove cam and it’s not coming out? Does the engine need to be set at top dead center when removing?

@SquarebodyStuff

2 жыл бұрын

If the timing chain is off and the lifters and fuel pump pushrod are all out ,it should come out.

@jimketchum3169

Жыл бұрын

So, pulled with timing gear on and came out to the first step and *clunk*. Won't come out or go back in now. What to do?

@SquarebodyStuff

Жыл бұрын

Are all of the lifters out and the fuel pump and fuel pump pushrod removed ?

@StayFancyRide

Жыл бұрын

Ended up getting it out. Missed the push rod 😅

@jimketchum3169

Жыл бұрын

@@StayFancyRide Thanks. Live and learn. 😉

Hey brother love the videos been watching a couple since I am swapping my cam because it went flat. My question to you is could you just swap the cam and lifters and call it a day. Or should I do a little more and replace the pump and screen aswell.

@SquarebodyStuff

2 жыл бұрын

I would suggest pulling the pan and inspecting the bottom end. My experience has been that the metal shavings will usually make their way to the bearings.

@jjsilva6670

2 жыл бұрын

@@SquarebodyStuff gotcha. So it wouldn't be a bad idea. To put a new pump and screen ? I am really not too worried about saving this engine. I am building another sbc with your videos. To replace this one

211/220 at.050” lift 😅duration in 5.7l pickup on a 112 LSA. Heads flow 275cfm at .500 and 280cfm at .550 on the intake. 213cfm at .500 and 218cfm at .550 on the exhaust. The cam I chose has lift of .511/.517. My gearing is 3.73. Any chance thoughts on performance?

@SquarebodyStuff

9 ай бұрын

Should be a runner and very streetable. I'm assuming it's a roller cam?

@AbslutZr

9 ай бұрын

@@SquarebodyStuff Yes, roller cam. Some of your videos helped me along the way. Thanks for the content!

@SquarebodyStuff

9 ай бұрын

I kinda figured it was a roller by the numbers. I appreciate the feedback. Comments about how I've helped out mean the world to me.

So was the cam a little snug to hand turn the cam or was there hardly any resistance? I had some resistance turning my cam by hand

@SquarebodyStuff

Жыл бұрын

There should be some resistance.

@knuckleheadgarage8534

Жыл бұрын

@@SquarebodyStuff awsome thanks and i have a forged 383 crank thats 3.75 stroke, factory 5.7 rods are too small to fit the journal and the piston is taller than the deck. Would you know the part specs i need to pistons and connecting rods?

@SquarebodyStuff

Жыл бұрын

I'd get some 6" rods and appropriate pistons to go with the stroker crank.

Question I know you've been asked what cam you have used but I have a 1991 Chevy 1500 with a 350 I wanna find a bigger cam for it I want it big enough where I can keep it stock but the biggest cam I could get away with

@SquarebodyStuff

2 жыл бұрын

Are you staying with the factory tbi fuel injection?

@manuelgardea3878

2 жыл бұрын

@@SquarebodyStuff I’m doing the same thing on my 94 Silverado and I do want to keep it tbi. What cam would you recommend?

@KYO69

2 жыл бұрын

@@SquarebodyStuff I’m carving a vortec tbi from a 98 suburban to put in a 73 international travelall, putting my own distributor and intake on it, how big of a cam can I run without having to build the engine? Currently it’s a stock rebuild + hone, honestly was going to buy stage 2 just was curious if it could plug and play on a stock engine

@SquarebodyStuff

2 жыл бұрын

Stay under .480 lift for stick vortec heads.

That’s the same process to install aftermarket camshaft?

Is this cam fine for a bone stock 350?

@SquarebodyStuff

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, that's pretty much what this one is. Nice cam for the street. Has a good lope at idle bit still enough vacuum for the breaks.

Hey if you dont mind me asken what kinda cam you using im builden a 350 stock bore n stroke just bolt on power and i need a good cam to give it the punch line

@SquarebodyStuff

3 жыл бұрын

Comp Cams 270 Magnum

@clydeashley2345

3 жыл бұрын

@@SquarebodyStuff thank you sir im hopeing to post some videos of it after im done along with some other projects as well id like to post thank you again

You leave out alot of details.

@SquarebodyStuff

2 жыл бұрын

Feel free to post a link to your video with better detail.

Break in red grease cam lobe

@SquarebodyStuff

Жыл бұрын

Works good, still running strong after 3 years as my daily

Run! Run from this video!

@SquarebodyStuff

3 жыл бұрын

Why is that?

@fwyx

3 жыл бұрын

@@SquarebodyStuff the guy's a fucking smartass..

@EmOhbeats

2 жыл бұрын

Yea dont run. Videos help me out alot. Thanks!

@Scubasteve22

2 жыл бұрын

@@EmOhbeats You clearly don't know anything about building engines. And that's ok. But don't do what this moron does if you want a quality build. There are plenty of vids on here that show the right way. So yes, run! If you don't, you may suffer the consequences. Just an fyi

@Scubasteve22

2 жыл бұрын

@@fwyx Or the guy knows his stuff and you and the bearded wonder clearly don't. There is no smart-ass in truth. Only when neither know what's going on.