Looks like my cam and lifters are wearing out

padam · Apr 14, 2025

Curiousyellow71 said:
You did good catching this before it took out a lobe. I hoped the rhoads being hy-lift Johnsons bodies would get the job done, we have a set on the shelf. The last several years, we have been snatching up roller cam deals as we come across them trying to get away from flat tappets. One thing I don't miss is breaking in flat tappets with single springs only to have to take the engine apart to put the inner spring in....and if you have a single spring you don't have that option. Roller cam you start it and go.
It will be interesting to see how the solid cam compares. Maybe you can gain at the 60'.

I Really hate to put the blame on any one component. I will be the first to admit that I have ridden this thing hard and put it away wet. I had some issues with oil starvation when it was first together before going to a Miladon pan. Also the coolant getting in the oil for awhile. So the blame may just be on me.

padam · Apr 14, 2025

Smith Brothers will have push rods here by the end of the month.

padam · May 18, 2025

Well, I got the thing put back together.
Made my first trip to the track last night.
Based on my time slips I didn’t lose much if any with the new cam.
It’s hard to compare straight up, since I was running a new full exhaust system, which wasn’t on it before, and I didn’t have the front bumper or hood on it.
I really liked the way it pulled at upper rpm’s, maybe a little too much.

Seems like I ripped 3rd gear out of it on my fifth pass.

440 PHIXX · May 18, 2025

What happened to decent cams? I bought Crane’s in the 80’s and 90’s and never had an issue with early wear.

Looks like my cam and lifters are wearing out

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