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Old 09-30-2016, 04:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Black Baja
Looks like a cast cam
Looks like several other MK cams that were removed from engines after a short time.

Maybe ground thru the hardening ?
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Old 09-30-2016, 04:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Black Baja
Looks like a cast cam
God forbid you say hey maybe Bob screwed up. What makes him so god like? Just curious why some of you deem him untouchable and he can't make mistakes.
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Old 09-30-2016, 04:18 PM
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I had a motor swallow a lifter this summer and it's lobe doesn't look that bad I still replaced the cam and lifters but man, that sucks for ya
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Old 09-30-2016, 04:20 PM
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Originally Posted by I.C.U.Lookin
God forbid you say hey maybe Bob screwed up. What makes him so god like? Just curious why some of you deem him untouchable and he can't make mistakes.
I never deemed anyone untouchable nor did I make anyone seem god like.
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Old 09-30-2016, 04:20 PM
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Maybe we found his missing horsepower
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Old 09-30-2016, 04:20 PM
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Originally Posted by MILD THUNDER
Not surprising....nice lobes he has.
Are you there at Tim's ?

I can't see extent of mark in my computer. How bad is it ?
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Old 09-30-2016, 04:23 PM
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Originally Posted by MILD THUNDER
Looks like several other MK cams that were removed from engines after a short time.

Maybe ground thru the hardening ?
I remove and install cams all the time and I can tell you that doesn't resemble an 8620 billet cam at all.
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Old 09-30-2016, 04:24 PM
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Port engine I bet.
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Old 09-30-2016, 04:29 PM
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My guess is both will look the same. This isn't an anomaly or the first one like this. Quite common actually.
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Old 09-30-2016, 04:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Black Baja
I remove and install cams all the time and I can tell you that doesn't resemble an 8620 billet cam at all.
Thats the LS firing order cam he got from Bob Madera. Heres another one of bobs cams that was pulled out of an engine with 35 hours. looks like 8620 cam to me.
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