Are used cams ok?

Not worth the savings in my opinion. There's some things I'll buy used. Engine internals and crap like that? Forget about it. Why are they really getting rid of them? You never really know. And if you have to ask, you don't have the knowledge to properly inspect them (don't worry, neither would I). Saving money is nice, but if it blows your block, it won't save you anything.

DarkFireGT said:

Not worth the savings in my opinion. There's some things I'll buy used. Engine internals and crap like that? Forget about it. Why are they really getting rid of them? You never really know. And if you have to ask, you don't have the knowledge to properly inspect them (don't worry, neither would I). Saving money is nice, but if it blows your block, it won't save you anything.

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the other side of that coin is if you buy new, once you install them and spin the engine once, your new cams are used.

I know what you're saying about the history. It's something you never know. I saw a pic of some FRPP gears a guy bought online. There was a huge chunk out of the pinion gear, so not everyone tells the truth when you ask about why they were bought, installed then sold.

If I was going to buy used cams I'd want to buy them from a shop that installs and could check them for condition. Or have the cams in question checked out at least. A bent cam is hard to detect, until you get it installed and it tears up the head.