alphared11 wrote:
correct me if i'm wrong, but i was under the impression that the valve hushers were under the lifter "cup" wouldn't i need to take the cam out to be able to get the "cups" out? you just take the hushers right out? no replacement husher? is it a big deal taking the cam out? probably a good time for a timing belt replace then eh? do i need to worry about a cam position sensor or anything? performance gain would be a really really nice bonus. Thanks guys, gotta keep my ol girl purring. sorry about all the questions.
Bubbles is freshly married and sometime his head is elsewhere. You are absolutely correct, in order to get the hushers out you must remove the bucket which means the cam has to come out. If you want to pull the cam out, that's fine. A new timing belt wouldn't be a horrible idea. If you've got a manual transmission, there are other cams you can swap in that will wake the old girl up. The stock M cam makes the best bottom end torque and fuel economy so if you have an automatic, there is no point in swapping to a better performing cam. The T cam is a slight upgrade and the A cam is an even better choice. I think I have one of each laying around in the garage...