Cam INSTALLED

So I bring the car down to John F in CT (great guy). He has never worked on a Riv before and didn't know about the engine mount.

We started working on it sunday and it was going pretty good till we got to the mount. Was just a PITA to take off. There were a couple guys from connclubgp there helping out too. We get to the harmonic balancer and tried using the key to get it off and snap the key. Go to pep boys and buy another one. It snaps too. We finally go back and get another one and it takes it off (this process took about an hour and half out of the day). We moved onto getting the cradle bolts off and the first one was a 6!†h but it comes off. The second one snapped the socket. We sent one guy to sears to get a replacement and he got there at 6:02, they closed at 6.

So we decided to quit for the day and I had to get a ride home (2 1/2 hour ride) so I could go to work monday and tuesday.

He got the cradle off on tuesday night and put the new cam in.

I got down on wednesday morning and we started to put things back together. Took a while to figure out the engine mount and we get it on and when we got it on and we had the belts routed wrong. Had to take the mount off then get it back on again. Then the power steering was another PITA to get on (the second time I took it off it went on in about 2 minutes). It was getting late by then so we decided to quit for the night and get some food and I just stayed over.

Thursday we start putting the rest back on and it went MUCH better than the previous 2 days. After another couple hours we got everything back together and fired it up. Changed out the oil drove it around the block a bit everything was fine. Changed out the oil again and put in systhetic. Cleaned up the garage and FINALLY DROVE IT HOME.


Car feels much better (have the 3.3" pulley on too) but I haven't got on it too much yet. I want to get the headers in and get it tuned before I go crazy with it. Sounds great too. I'll let you guys know how it really feels when I can get on it more.

It sounds like you had a tough time getting it installed. I bet you will forget about the install once you go wot.

BTW,
We want videos or a sound clip!

98riv wrote:

It sounds like you had a tough time getting it installed. I bet you will forget about the install once you go wot.

BTW,
We want videos or a sound clip!

I was going to get a sound clip of it idling but I don't know where the camera is. I have to get a pic of the nice shiney blower too. Took it home and polished it while it was off.

When I find the camera I'll get a clip of the exhaust idle but I can't get a video of WOT until I get it tuned and get the headers in.

Wow, congrats! Swap that 3.5" back on and go WOT!!!! Could make a sound clip before and after headers?!!

AA wrote:

Wow, congrats! Swap that 3.5" back on and go WOT!!!! Could make a sound clip before and after headers?!!

I couldn't get the belt around the 3.5" pulley. The tensioniser is a little stripped and I don't want to touch it again until I get a replacement. I have to break the cam in anyway before I can go WOT on it. I can't get the headers put in until after next week anyway so thats probably about when the cam will be broken in and I'll get something up for you guys.

well $h!†, if you would have said something earlier, i could have given you the blindfolded guide to getting that on and off. Ive had that mount in and out at least 5 times in a night. between the belts, power steering, and having to grind it down because the belts woulnt work with the power steering. You went to John Francis??? I bet that was fun for him...."what the hell is this thing on the side, and where are the dog bones???" As for the harmonic balancer..I managed to find a puller tool for $30 on ebay Well it good to hear another Riv is not stock anymore!!!!

97rivman wrote:

well $h!†, if you would have said something earlier, i could have given you the blindfolded guide to getting that on and off. Ive had that mount in and out at least 5 times in a night. between the belts, power steering, and having to grind it down because the belts woulnt work with the power steering. You went to John Francis??? I bet that was fun for him...."what the hell is this thing on the side, and where are the dog bones???" As for the harmonic balancer..I managed to find a puller tool for $30 on ebay Well it good to hear another Riv is not stock anymore!!!!

Hah John's exact words when I opened the hood were "What the fµk is that."

I'm a god damn pro at the engine mount now. The last time I think it took like 10 minutes. I'm not stock anymore but I'm not going anywhere as far as you did.

The hormonic balancer was screwed up on in inside where the key went into thats why they broke. Looks like someone had it off before to change the crank position sensor (looks pretty new). They must have screwed it up.

Lol: "..before the cam"

Your next PB will probably be a full second better.

AA wrote:

Lol: "..before the cam"

Your next PB will probably be a full second better.

thats of course....assuming he can get traction

thats awesome! I must have missed this but which cam did you get?

97rivman wrote:

AA wrote:

Lol: "..before the cam"

Your next PB will probably be a full second better.

thats of course....assuming he can get traction

I'm hoping to do better than just a second.

Assuming I get traction. I deserved that.

I got the S1X from Intense.

I'm cam-illiterate, but I hope the SEX cam does what you're expecting.

Ive got a stage 3 Cam