If I did a cam again I would buy all this:
Said camshaft
Modular pulley hub and puller
Pulley of your choice, start with a big one and work your way down
FC Gasket
LIM Gaskets
Valve cover gaskets (if need be)
Supercharger gasket
Some RTV
Aluminum coolant elbows
ARP Assembly lube - Supposedly this isn't required, but I did it to be safe. It offers a nice graphite surface for your cam to glide on until the oil gets there.
Stronger springs
Double roller (which means you'll have some machining to do I believe)
Damper (if using single timing chain)
Retainers
Valve seals
Headers (choose one, they all have their pros and cons)
A cheap HAI, like a $40 cone
A can tune or HP Tuners.
A cam install kit on ZZP lumps alot of that together, check that out.
If you don't have to, don't remove/replace the heads/head gaskets. They are sealed wonderfully from the factory and hardly ever give problems.
Also, in regards to your downpipe, has it been used? If not, you can sell it for a lot of its value still. I did the same thing and only lost 20$ on mine.
I'll keep adding to this list, but this is a majority of it. You'll also need a spark plug port adapter and an air compressor to hold the valve up while you change each spring. Works like a charm.
I followed this guide for most of my installation. I deviated a lot near the end but it still turns out just fine.
http://www.3800pro.com/forum/cams-he...-l67-tech.html
Some tips:
- Get a breaker bar for when you have to loosen the crank bolt that holds the harmonic balancer on. Brace the breaker bar against the subframe and turn the ignition to loosen the bolt. Doesn't take much, only click it over, not hold it.
- Autozone/Advance auto offer pulley pullers, but the screws they have don't work with the harmonic balancer on our car. I would have to measure the screws I used, but I put washers on them and threaded them into the holes of the balancer.
- You can lower the subframe to install your cam (if you didn't know yet).
- When the job is finished, prime your engine with oil first by cranking it over 10-20 times with no fuel/spark
