Those with aftermarket cam shafts
Aug 7, 2006 | 07:32 PM
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Those with aftermarket cam shafts
how long have you had it in for and did you chenge anything besiides your cam(bearings/springs/etc). and this is mostly applying to blown guys with gen 3 engines( preferbly 6.0's)
the reason im asking is i have a vortech with a futral 213-219-15 +3 cam. well i did have one it spoun a cam bearing . so im etting a new lq9 motor and i want to get another cam i just dont want anything to happen. im not looking to rebuild the whole motor just for new cam bearings.I just want to see if anyone has had any troubles with the same stuff or if you have had good luck with your set up and maybe some ideas of why this happened to me so i can avoid it next time around
the reason im asking is i have a vortech with a futral 213-219-15 +3 cam. well i did have one it spoun a cam bearing . so im etting a new lq9 motor and i want to get another cam i just dont want anything to happen. im not looking to rebuild the whole motor just for new cam bearings.I just want to see if anyone has had any troubles with the same stuff or if you have had good luck with your set up and maybe some ideas of why this happened to me so i can avoid it next time around
Aug 7, 2006 | 07:35 PM
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My best guess would be that whoever intstalled the cam dinged a cam bearing with a journal or lobe of the cam and it created a sharp point which in turn gaulded a journal or caused lack of oil flow spinning the cam bearing. How do the cam journals look? BTW if you sell ur pistons/rods I would like to have first dibs on them as I will be needing them eventually.
Aug 7, 2006 | 07:52 PM
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well i got a warranty so they used my old engine as a core sorry about that i woul dhave liked to have some parts from it also. but the weird thing is the cam install was quite a while ago at least 5 k miles
Aug 7, 2006 | 07:52 PM
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No prob with my 212-218 comp cam/Z06 valvesprings, gets wound out to 6300 time to time 
But i had Doctor TJ install so all went well. He's the Man. Sorry bout your prob. man. Btw thats a saucy broad in your sig!!! 
But i had Doctor TJ install so all went well. He's the Man. Sorry bout your prob. man. Btw thats a saucy broad in your sig!!!
Aug 7, 2006 | 07:56 PM
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Originally Posted by 2004SSS
well i got a warranty so they used my old engine as a core sorry about that i woul dhave liked to have some parts from it also. but the weird thing is the cam install was quite a while ago at least 5 k miles
Aug 7, 2006 | 08:04 PM
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im going tommorrow to check it out i havent really seen it in person to much yet. im returning the stock parts and keeping the comp springs/rods and retainers.i just need a trustable instlaler next time around!!
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Aug 7, 2006 | 11:58 PM
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Originally Posted by 2004SSS
how long have you had it in for and did you chenge anything besiides your cam(bearings/springs/etc). and this is mostly applying to blown guys with gen 3 engines( preferbly 6.0's)
the reason im asking is i have a vortech with a futral 213-219-15 +3 cam. well i did have one it spoun a cam bearing . so im etting a new lq9 motor and i want to get another cam i just dont want anything to happen. im not looking to rebuild the whole motor just for new cam bearings.I just want to see if anyone has had any troubles with the same stuff or if you have had good luck with your set up and maybe some ideas of why this happened to me so i can avoid it next time around
the reason im asking is i have a vortech with a futral 213-219-15 +3 cam. well i did have one it spoun a cam bearing . so im etting a new lq9 motor and i want to get another cam i just dont want anything to happen. im not looking to rebuild the whole motor just for new cam bearings.I just want to see if anyone has had any troubles with the same stuff or if you have had good luck with your set up and maybe some ideas of why this happened to me so i can avoid it next time around