Cams with headwork vs. without?

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Sep 12, 2012 | 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by deez nuts

If you can it would be good to save up until you can do it all at once. When you do just the heads later after your cam and big bore is done you'll be doing the work twice because taking the heads off you gotta pull the cylinders also in order to replace the ring that seals the cylinders to the case.

It is not necessary to pull the cylinders to change out the heads. If you are careful when removing the heads you just need a couple of 1/2" PVC pipe couplings. Use two head bolts at opposite corners and as soon as you remove one head, secure the cylinders to the case with the head bolts and the couplings. This will prevent bumping the cylinders accidentally and breaking the cylinder to case seal at the o-ring. Have done this multiple times without issues.