I've been reading alot about the initial break in period of a cam and how it is very important. I agree with it all and will be following the procedures that are laid out. But in the end how many mild flat tappet camshafts actually end up being wiped or damaged if the person follows these procedures? (Use break in oil, prime oil pump, start up immediately or with only a few cranks ..)
I was talking to my grandpa and he's build alot of flat tappet cam motors and never had one end up wiped, maybe he is just really lucky. He told me I'm worrying about this too much! lol
I know another guy that just used rotella oil and no break in additives for a stock-ish replacement cam in his car and then switched over to better oil after he changed the oil for the cam break in. Never had a problem and that was years ago.
I even did a few searches on here and only came up with a few posts about a cam failure/wiped lobes, and most of the time the problem was caused by something else, or a defective part. Or maybe I didn't look hard enough...
I was talking to my grandpa and he's build alot of flat tappet cam motors and never had one end up wiped, maybe he is just really lucky. He told me I'm worrying about this too much! lol
I know another guy that just used rotella oil and no break in additives for a stock-ish replacement cam in his car and then switched over to better oil after he changed the oil for the cam break in. Never had a problem and that was years ago.
I even did a few searches on here and only came up with a few posts about a cam failure/wiped lobes, and most of the time the problem was caused by something else, or a defective part. Or maybe I didn't look hard enough...