Top Swap Question

**mpiacent** · 09-07-2009

anybody have an estimate as to how much more i would have to spend for the rest of the parts? minus the tune

**BwolfGT** · 09-07-2009

$150. Ish. For all the gaskets, the coolant elbows, etc.

**02BlueGT** · 09-07-2009

Originally Posted by BwolfGT

$150. Ish. For all the gaskets, the coolant elbows, etc.

Ha, Where did this $150 figure come from?

$50 for LIM gasket
$60 - 100 for Head gaskets
$30-100 for Head bolts
$15-30 for Rocker bolts
$15ish for coolant
$10ish SC gasket
$10ish TB gasket
$5-7 for coolant elbows
$50ish for synthetic oil
$30ish for valve cover gaskets
$10ish for RTV
$10ish for Thread locker

and more I'm sure I forgot, expect to spend just about as much on this junk as you did the hard parts

**Liquifire** · 09-07-2009

yeah............top swaps are not as cheap as everyone thinks, by the time this stuff is added into it, the tune, and the supporting mods that you should have.

**BwolfGT** · 09-07-2009

Originally Posted by 02BlueGT

Ha, Where did this $150 figure come from?

$50 for LIM gasket
$60 - 100 for Head gaskets
$30-100 for Head bolts
$15-30 for Rocker bolts
$15ish for coolant
$10ish SC gasket
$10ish TB gasket
$5-7 for coolant elbows
$50ish for synthetic oil
$30ish for valve cover gaskets
$10ish for RTV
$10ish for Thread locker

and more I'm sure I forgot, expect to spend just about as much on this junk as you did the hard parts

Yeah actually that's about what I paid for everything lol, I don't know where I got 150 from.

**BwolfGT** · 09-07-2009

Get everything from zzp EXCEPT:
Coolant and oil - walmart.
Head Gaskets - Autozone.

**Bio248** · 09-07-2009

yeah, just get a gasket kit from ZZP. i even bought my head gaskets from there the first time i did it.

**99prixgt** · 09-07-2009

awful zone fails, it took 2 days for my one head gasket to come which was damaged, and the other one never came. I got a refund and went through zzp.

**minichopper6hp** · 09-07-2009

I go advance for things like that. They usually always have them in stock.

**mpiacent** · 09-07-2009

looking around zzp i found this on their site. is this worth it?https://www.zzperformance.com/grand_...ts1.php?id=382 .... also the gasket kit you guys mentioned is this it ...https://www.zzperformance.com/grand_...313&catid=103?
thanks for all the help guys

**Bio248** · 09-07-2009

get this one:

cam install kit

then buy the head gaskets seperate.

**mpiacent** · 09-07-2009

alright kit 1,2,3 or 4?

**Bio248** · 09-07-2009

....the one that contains what you need?

**mpiacent** · 09-07-2009

well im not sure what i need, hence why im asking lol

**blueguy** · 09-07-2009

Well...do you need those things they list such as a cam/crank bolt and VC gaskets?! If not then No.

**Bio248** · 09-07-2009

you want those things. since youre getting a cam.

**blueguy** · 09-07-2009

Exactly.

**mpiacent** · 09-07-2009

o im getting a cam? lol wasnt really planning on it i just needed to know which gasket kit to get for the top swap

**Bio248** · 09-07-2009

doing a top swap without a cam is fairly ill advised. it will make your whole world a whole lot easier if you get a cam right away. just get one that works well on stock heads.

**BwolfGT** · 09-07-2009

Originally Posted by Bio248

doing a top swap without a cam is fairly ill advised. it will make your whole world a whole lot easier if you get a cam right away. just get one that works well on stock heads.

Why shouldn't you do a swap without a cam?