Multiple lifters/lobes in each case. Used break in oil, pre lubed, comp red lube brush on, pre lubed on run stand just before startup. Rounded lobes, was concave-ing lifters. Less than 10 minutes on run stand.
The chicken or the egg kinda deal. He’d have to pipe in to give opinion.
Same process with 20+ year old MP cam and lifters few months after. No issues whatsoever.
Since then, He’s run Barton cam (Bullet) with those special steel solid lifter on a 528 Hemi and a 500 BB with Bullet solid with EDM lifters. Both no issues. He’s impressed with Bullet for all of what they brought to the plate.