Question about this hydraulic roller cam …is it billet steel or not ??

[Moparjack 489]

Hello, anyone knows sure what the cams are :

Howards Cams Retrofit Hydraulic Roller Camshafts 723445-08​

Billet steel or don’t ?

 

[Moparjack 489]

Hello, anyone knows sure what the cams are :

Howards Cams Retrofit Hydraulic Roller Camshafts 723445-08​

Billet steel or don’t ?

 

[33 IMP]

If, IF! the pic is accurate, or even of the referenced cam.... it looks billet. I would call Howard's tech line, and ask.
Oops! In small print in the add it SAYS it's not the actual cam, so reiterated, call Howard's.
2nd edit: the pic is a Chevy cam.

 

[icetech]

Hello, anyone knows sure what the cams are :

Howards Cams Retrofit Hydraulic Roller Camshafts 723445-08​

Billet steel or don’t ?

Email howards with the serial # on the camcard, i just did this the other day and they got back to me in a few hours.

 

[Moparjack 489]

Email howards with the serial # on the camcard, i just did this the other day and they got back to me in a few hours.

I will do ! Thanks

 

[Moparjack 489]

It is a billet cam so you are correct with the bronze parts!

So it’s a billet cam

 

[Fran Blacker]

I'd run a Melonize oil pump drive if it's a street car.

 

[icetech]

I was going to go melonized myself, then read on hughes page for it that it shouldn't be used with a HV pump... not sure why though... i need to order a shaft myself soon

 

[Cranky]

I was going to go melonized myself, then read on hughes page for it that it shouldn't be used with a HV pump... not sure why though... i need to order a shaft myself soon

HV pumps put more load on the gear.....how much I don't know but the pump body is larger than a regular volume pump by about 20%

 

[Fran Blacker]

Wouldn't that apply to bronze gears? I'd be watching gear wear on either.

 

[icetech]

HV pumps put more load on the gear.....how much I don't know but the pump body is larger than a regular volume pump by about 20%

Yeah, i kinda figure they have the disclaimer on there cause morons like me use a HV pump and don't really need it.. i'm just gonna make the pump work less by running 15w oil Problem solved!

 

[mentor70]

I have this cam, it's billet

 

[Moparjack 489]

yea, it’s billet .
Melonized gears I may have not good experience, because the manufactor always say don’t use high volume / high pressure oil pumps , and only use it on new camshaft ‚s. So the change from a bronze gear to a Melonized one on the „ old „ camshaft can be able to run in problems too … with the bronze I still have better feeling ….