 Got some cams, they don't look right... |
 Dec 19, 2008 - 3:00 PM
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Enthusiast  Joined Sep 13, '06 From St. paul, MN Currently Offline Reputation: 10 (100%)  |
I bought some 5sfe cams from another member, advertised as 294's, so naturally I assumed they were webcams. (looking back, he never actually said who made them) They look funny. The lobes have been ground down so far they are almost even with the bearing surface (does toyota even make shims thick enough for these?) the bearing surfaces are uneven and worn. One cam was hard-welded, the other was just ground down. The lobe profiles don't even look that different from stock cams, except that they are now much smaller overall. Have a look at the pics and tell me what you guys think.
hard-welded  not hard-welded  worn  compared to stock  Are these things even usable??? --------------------  |
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Dec 21, 2008 - 12:59 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 7, '08 From Colorado Springs, CO Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Well I'll tell you right now that you're not supposed to have cams dropped in an engine with excessive clearance... Those journals should be polished down before using them first.
I had the same exact situation happen to me two years ago and spoke with several machinists here and from Oregon cam grinding and webcams and they'll tell you the same thing as my first reply. Ditch em or be sorry. This post has been edited by RichieRichJP: Dec 21, 2008 - 1:02 PM -------------------- |
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Muggs Got some cams, they don't look right... Dec 19, 2008 - 3:00 PM
presure2 they look like early (pre 93) cams that have been ... Dec 19, 2008 - 5:38 PM Muggs Thanks, Presure.
I checked for markings, the cam t... Dec 19, 2008 - 9:18 PM
presure2 QUOTE (Muggs @ Dec 19, 2008 - 9:18 P... Dec 20, 2008 - 8:44 AM Muggs Yeah, I'll probably try selling them on mr2oc,... Dec 20, 2008 - 12:51 PM hurley97 WebCams stamps their name, month and year they wer... Dec 20, 2008 - 6:13 PM Muggs Mine say "web cam 294 4-01" and it was e... Dec 20, 2008 - 10:33 PM crash60068 iv still yet to find any decent cams for our engin... Dec 21, 2008 - 3:36 AM presure2 you havent looked hard enough
webcams, and coltca... Dec 21, 2008 - 7:42 AM RichieRichJP Webcams stamps every single cam they work on so yo... Dec 21, 2008 - 9:15 AM hurley97 They look perfectly fine to me. You're going t... Dec 21, 2008 - 10:23 AM |
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