Cam and valvetrain longevity....??? low duration high lift...
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Myself and all us locals been using cam motion for years, Never seen an issue... Not saying that it can't happen and I am not sure future direction yet, but at least they stepped up and offered, what was issue with yours besides spec? Never ran you can't blame cam motion... People think they don't do BBC stuff much but they do, for many years but focused more on Ford and LS due to high sales, they do a lot of cams for BBC though, this info came from others besides can motion.
I will not use anymore Cam Motion cams fact is they are junk. I have a 55mm cam here brand new and it's not going in any of my motors nor could I in good conscience sell it. I did let Bob spec that cam and of course it's to small 267/277 @.050 for a 6,800 rpm 632 nah never going to happen it would be luck to make it past 6,000. I honestly don't know how he comes up with these numbers. It's only about 20* off on the intake and 30* off on the exhaust.
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Are you guys looking at the dark line on the far side of the pattern being indicative of the lifter bores not being perpendicular to the lobe?
If so, do you guys think it's the bores not being "square" to the cam journels or do you guys think the cam has a slight taper to it?
Also, pretty cool that cam motion is offering to pay for two cams!
Slippery slope for them, as tbis could open up a cam of worms with other bob cam customers wanting the same.
If so, do you guys think it's the bores not being "square" to the cam journels or do you guys think the cam has a slight taper to it?
Also, pretty cool that cam motion is offering to pay for two cams!
Slippery slope for them, as tbis could open up a cam of worms with other bob cam customers wanting the same.
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A bigger wheel increases lifter acceleration rates. When using more agressive cams, always best to ask the cam grinder if changing to the larger wheel size is okay.
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I don't think the .700 wheel helps matters when you have an Inversed Radius lobe. The larger diameter wheel is better however I still don't think any of that is the issue. I think it all goes back to the finish on the cam. If you hold a Cam Motion cam next to any of its competitors it's plain as day that they are rough.
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Who's running .700 lifter wheels on big stuff?
I've always been told that if you run a cam, designed for an .810 wheel, and go to a .750 wheel, things may become more unstable quicker.
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I don't think the .700 wheel helps matters when you have an Inversed Radius lobe. The larger diameter wheel is better however I still don't think any of that is the issue. I think it all goes back to the finish on the cam. If you hold a Cam Motion cam next to any of its competitors it's plain as day that they are rough.
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