Thread: Pulled bad cam out.

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looks like a iron core cam they are ok for hyd roller .but not for a solid cam hi lbs and any hi rpm use i would of never used it on the street with a rev kit steel core hyd roller yes. low rpm hi lbs springs and bad oil + a iron core cam is what did it in ?? or mis match parts for street use. i would go steel core and solid ? if that what you want or hyd roller cam with a steel core if you want the hi rpm .iron cores work good if you can keep the spring lbs down there many cams that can work .with the iron running thru the engine you are going to wash it and rebuild it i hope ? looks like 2and 4 intake ports were not sealed very good ? you have to watch your oil if you to rich on your fuel /air mix and wash your oil down and wear out parts

Also it looks like someone tried to paint the lifter valley red? Maybe not the end of the world but it appears to be flaking off and if so would be contaminating your oil. Another reason possibly to rinse it out throroughly (and get that paint out of there).

In super high perfromance apps some folks polish the valley to minimize it holding oil especially at high rpms. BBC's are said to be prone to holding oil up there but not SBC's on the street. I have seen some that were coated with a very tough epoxy resin but that requires mucho cleanliness on the surface first.

Kitz