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Old Mar 9, 2012 | 02:50 AM
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cam change gaskets?
i am planning on installing zzp stage 1 cams in my 2009 ss, what gaskets do i need to replace when i do this?
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Old Mar 9, 2012 | 03:14 AM
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Originally Posted by jeffreak86
i am planning on installing zzp stage 1 cams in my 2009 ss, what gaskets do i need to replace when i do this?
your exhaust gaskets...
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Old Mar 9, 2012 | 09:19 AM
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Lol, no need to replace gaskets...but if you didn't know that, I wouldn't be installing those cams if I were you...
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Old Mar 9, 2012 | 05:37 PM
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Why not replace the valve cover gasket to be safe?
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Old Mar 9, 2012 | 05:39 PM
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I agree with tom. Might as well replace the valve cover gasket to be safe.
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Old Mar 10, 2012 | 11:17 AM
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ive had bad luck with gaskets in the past.... the reason i ask. better to be safe than sorry.
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Old Mar 10, 2012 | 01:39 PM
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Do you have to take off the front cover to change cams? I assume you do for the timing chain, right?
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