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Subject: cams
From: "Dobrowski, Robert S" <Robert.Dobrowski@JSF.Boeing.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Mar 1999 12:33:14 -0800
> James Barrett wrote:
> 
> Previously I had the Ford SVO cam in the 351C and I 
> believe it provided more power than the Crane, however,
> after 15,000 miles it wiped a cam lobe and lifter.  That
> really pissed me off and I didn't go back to Ford.  Ford
> guarentees their SVO parts until you walk out the door.
>  Tiger II 351C and others
> 
> 
I had a similar experience with an Edelbrock cam. After only 2500 miles it
wiped a cam lobe. Close inpection revealed very poor metalurgy (excessive
porosity) which had been covered up by the original dry lube applied by
Edelbrock. It sounds like quality control on camshafts is less than
adequate.


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