cam questions..

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mei-lwun

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• Sep 1, 2005

• #1

hey all.. been suffering bikeless since i blew up the mk3 a month ago. im currently waiting for my cam which is at we getting hardwelded. what are the diffrences between a new and a reground cam? thanks for intertaining my ingnorance.. m

 

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Dr_Hiller

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• Sep 1, 2005

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A re-ground camshaft has had material welded on to the lobes. It is then straightened, re-ground (hence the name) and heat treated.

New is, ummm... new. Made from a new cam blank.

Either way, the cam is only as good as the materials and the attention put into doing the work correctly.

 

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mei-lwun

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• Sep 2, 2005

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..oh yeah forgot.. who makes a good new cam?

 

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Dr_Hiller

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• Sep 2, 2005

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The first two that come to mind are Johnson Cams (I run a J360, but he'll make a stock replacement if that's your flavor) and Megacycle. I've heard no complaints about soft cams from either.

BTW, don't forget to have your cam followers surfaced.

 

CanukNortonNut

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• Sep 2, 2005

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I've heard good things about megacycle cams also.

 

Ron Hulton

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• Sep 2, 2005

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Would like to know more of the story here. Are you repairing the cam because the engine blew up or are you repairing a cam that just has the lobes worn off. Either way my preferance would be to buy new. Too many things can go wrong with a remanufactured cam and a good shop will charge you the price of a new cam anyhow