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2200 cam swap maybe?
Tuesday, January 31, 2006 7:55 PM
Well avid readers know that I ordered a built head for my sunfire with roller rockers, chromoly pushrods, cometic head gasket, etc. Anyways my main question is I have my motor pretty much torn apart, and I was thinking about doing a cam swap while I'm at it, seems sort of futile to put a built head on without putting a higher lift cam in there, but anyways how hard is it to change the cam if I already have the head off? Does anyone have a walk through or anything? I am pretty mechanically inclined but I never did much on a FWD car, can you guys help me out?
Thanks

Re: 2200 cam swap maybe?
Tuesday, January 31, 2006 8:27 PM
well the probelm is, on the 2200 you have to pull the engine, unless, you might be able to go through the fender wall, but..im not sure, i pulled the engine, and the chilton says to pull it, but you might find a way. after that, its not too bad except the main cam bolt is like a 15/16th and theres a couple torx bolts, hmm what else, oh yeah nad remember to take the cam positioning sensor out.


Re: 2200 cam swap maybe?
Tuesday, January 31, 2006 9:14 PM
Are the JBP stage 2 cams any good? I want to get a really high lift cam, I am running n/a all motor for now but am planning on doing 100+ shot of nitrous once I get the motor fully built. Anybody know where to get a really good cam that will give me some nice numbers and be priced reasonably?
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Re: 2200 cam swap maybe?
Tuesday, January 31, 2006 9:18 PM
jbp stage 2 is good for pushrods, but just get them to make you a custom cam. tell them your mods, i doubt it costs anymore.
Re: 2200 cam swap maybe?
Wednesday, February 01, 2006 5:50 AM
Call Crane Cams, whom I used, or Comp Cams or any other cam manufacturer and talk to them. They'll steer you in the right direction and get you a regrind to fit your application. You will need a usable cam core for them to grind. Cores are available from salvage yards cheap, if you dont want to use yours. Typically a regrind will cost about $130-$160,including shipping, far cheaper than buying a cam.





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