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Old 03-26-2014 | 09:40 AM
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Not sure where to post this up on . . . custom cam that was in a FBO 08 5.3

This was in a low mile 5.3 with TSP heads, LS7 lifters. Had a few dyno pulls, few trips at the track, mostly driven to work in 20 minute trips.

got a hold of comp this morning . . . I'll post up on what happens. This is my 4th cam of the year to see something like this. There was no noises or chattering going on. Cam was pulled to change and go to a smaller cam.

Last picture shows a dip in the lobe on the lift side of the lobe

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Old 03-26-2014 | 09:54 AM
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Thanks Tootall, keep us posted. Sure would like an explanation for this crap, but I doubt I'll ever trust Comp again after all the QC problems these past few years.
Old 03-26-2014 | 10:21 AM
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Oh god this makes me nervous...
Old 03-26-2014 | 12:01 PM
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Damn...good job Comp. Glad I went with a Lunati cam my second time around. Keep us posted on what their explanation of this is. I'm sure they will blame it on install error or other parts causing the problem.
Old 03-26-2014 | 12:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Robert91RS
Thanks Tootall, keep us posted. Sure would like an explanation for this crap, but I doubt I'll ever trust Comp again after all the QC problems these past few years.
I got a call shortly after posting this . . . they gave me an RMA, and their warentee guy wants to "inspect" the cam . . . we'll see
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Oh god this makes me nervous...
This was a EPS custom grind
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Damn...good job Comp. Glad I went with a Lunati cam my second time around. Keep us posted on what their explanation of this is. I'm sure they will blame it on install error or other parts causing the problem.
Yep. . . thinking about Bullet, Lunati or Isky next time around
Old 03-26-2014 | 12:23 PM
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dont forget about howards.
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Originally Posted by TXsilverado
dont forget about howards.
as long as their not plain steel shafts
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Here's another cam that I was talking about. This cam out of my truck after the theft recovery. There's considerable more mileage on this one, but it shows the same pitting and flaking on the cam. This one was reground, but it was at my cost.

This cam was a TSP Torquer V2, LQ4 with L92 heads

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Old 03-26-2014 | 01:21 PM
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i would take it to a machine shop and have the hardness checked..
Old 03-26-2014 | 01:30 PM
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what about Cam Motion. Last time I talked to Geoff at EPS he had started using them.


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