Well, after a grueling 12 hours, the cam is in.

An hour of that was spent looking for my 10mm box wrench (it was by the laptop and I swear, it wasn't until the 4th time I looked there that it appeared), probably an hour of bullshitting around, and an hour wrestling with the oil pan before I broke down and called larry for consult. Other than that, it was my first time breaking into an LS engine, and yeah, I took my time.

Its making more valve noise than I'm comfortable with (on startup it was hellacious until the lifters pumped up). I'm hoping its normal for a .600 lift cam, but I'm hoping to have someone who has experience take a listen tomorrow. It idles good, no oil pressure light, and I know, the cam is a lot more aggressive, it just makes me nervous and I have no context.