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Old 10-04-2017, 05:47 AM
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Hey guys. Please take a look at the picture of my intake cam and tell me if it is useable or not. There is a piece of material missing. I just pulled this off a spare head I am rebuilding.

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Old 10-04-2017, 07:07 AM
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No big deal. I might inspect it for other areas that look suspect, reinstall.
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Being where that is on the lobe, unless that was a crazy rare or custom ground cam....there is no way in hell I'd run that in a motor I cared about.
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I've seen chipped cams before but what worries me is how close it is to where it makes contact with the shim. It's not rare. Just a normal vvt cam.
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I retract my statement. I failed to notice that it was on top of the lobe.
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Lol fair enough. I'm just gonna get a new one. Not worth the risk, even if it ok.
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