Tom Suddard
Tom Suddard GRM+ Memberand Digital Experience Director
2/7/18 11:26 a.m.
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We're rebuilding our $400 LS1 in a class at our local tech school, Daytona State College, and we were finally starting to have some fun. After balancing our crankshaft, it was time to install our cam bearings.

First, we cleaned everything very, very well. This was the first step of final assembly, so we were officially treating our …

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Vigo
Vigo UltimaDork
2/7/18 10:06 p.m.

Interesting tidbit: Not all LS cam bearings are the same outside diameter, so you can put the wrong ones in the wrong spots (or try to) and ruin them in the process. 

Tom Suddard
Tom Suddard GRM+ Memberand Digital Experience Director
2/7/18 10:08 p.m.

Good point, Vigo. This is a good opportunity to plug Summit Racing. They've got an awesome catalog and an awesome tech line, and they were a great resource to help us choose the correct parts for this build.

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