How To Install Lifters and Cams: Nissan 350z 

Holy crap you’re back! Just finished rebuilding my VQ35DE, hoping to get it running tomorrow, but I wouldn’t have had the confidence to build this engine without watching your videos first.

I can’t wait till you finish with this. Cause when your finished I’ll star my (rebuild winter project.) You are the only one who took the time and energy to do these videos. You truly are inspiring. Quick question. If I don’t put in the original pistons and rods (wiesco pistons and eagle rods) do they all have to weigh the same weight before installing them inn as this is what a mechanic told me? I’ve never heard of this! Thanks

Do both dowel pins on in/ex have to be put on at 12:00

Awesome job! I didn't catch it in the video, did you change the cam profile?

Yo what happen to the how to do the timing on the cams and the main crank timing aswell??i need help there’s no one with how to’s or videos on how to do the cam timing and the crank timing for the REVUP VQ35DE .. all the videos and forums and instructions are on the non revup version with picture f the dowel pins on the cams but you can’t see them on the revup version cuz we have that spiral looking plate over our exhaust cams!!! Hit me back up

While I'm doing a full timing chain service (in which I found a sheared VVT pin in my cam sprocket, forcing me to replace both an intake cam and that sprocket 😔), I thought I'd mention something fairly critical about the RTV placement in the main front cam cap (that bolts to the rear of the front timing cover): the RTV is NOT supposed to be placed in the inner groove that widens (V) towards the front of the engine. That is there strictly as an overflow channel for the RTV on the outer (parallel) groove, as the oil port that feeds the front cam bearings is just INSIDE that inner race/groove. It protects that cam oil supply port from getting RTV IN it (think of it like a moat), because if that happens, your front cam bearings are going to fry. Same goes for the upper VVT Cam sprocket oil galley (those small O-rings at the top between intake and exhaust cams): it has two parallel races on the rear of the rear timing cover; the larger one (closer to the O-ring mating surface) should NOT have RTV placed in it; it too is a protective 'moat'.

what valve lifters sizes does one head have/ the one you are working on

Do you have to pull the engine to do this install?

Hey man how many lifters are in your engine I'm new to this learning on my vq25

Question. I have a normal de motor I’m rebuilding, for the cam brackets in the Haynes book it says to torque them down to 48in pounds but literally everywhere else I’m seeing it say to about 80in pounds. Not really sure what to do cuz we already specced the lifters our with 48in pounds

Great Video, thanks for taking the time to start making the VQ videos again, i'm on my second rebuild now, working on my Roadster, it is always great to have a guide to follow instructions..

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Following to know the next steps, thanks for doing these....really does help with the confidence level

great video man, good guidance and very informative

Where it's next part of this video I'm trying to finish my build and I need help

Doing the same exact thing, thanks man

Wheres the next video?

Help Please! I traded a run down mustang that I rebuilt the transmission in for a 2005 Nissan Altima 3.5 SE. It had the dreaded chain guide rattle. Tore it down with the engine IN the car and the tensioner was extended, the slack guide and the top guide was broken and the back two cam tensioner shoes were wore down almost to the tensioner itself. I removed primary chain and guides and then removed cam sprockets and chains. I then replaced tensioner shoes and reinstalled cam sprockets w/ the chains. All mark's lined up. I then installed primary chain and guides, all mark's lined up, and then I pulled my catch pins out of tensioners. All marks were fine. My next step was rotating the engine(crankshaft bolt) by hand. I rotated it ab0ut 10 times until all my PRIMARY chain marks lined up again. I then noticed my cam sprocket chain marks were not lined up. What did I do wrong? Any help is greatly appreciated man!

When you put on the cams where where your pistons was #1 at tdc according to your pic

I just began tearing down a 3.5 2006 Murono motor. Like the info you have in your videos. This is my first quad cam rebuild.

Does a bad secondary timing chain tensioner oring cause loss of oil pressure?

Are you able to change bad lifters without removing the timing chain?

Did you need to use a torque plate when getting machine work done to the block?

The dowels aren’t at 12 o clock on the left head.

Hello! I’m so new to all of this and I kinda want to cam my Z- starting off with..do I need to remove the engine?💀

Hey Christian are you still located in Colorado??

thank you ! good lesson

Did you end up getting new heads?? Look clean af

What service manual did you use on this rebuild? I’m doing my rev up now

What is your Instagram bro?

I might be wrong here but Holly crap it has 4 cams? Wouldn't that be incredibly expensive?

I'm gonna be putting tomei cams in when I replace the destroyed piston rings will this tutorial help with aftermarket cams also

Use engine oil, or assembly lube? Which is better