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Cam kit or buy the parts separately?

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arbailey

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I am going to be buying a Comp Cams XE264HR cam, plus new lifters and a new timing chain. I was going to buy them from Summit - Comp cam XE264HR $246.00, Ford lifters $120.00, and a Comp timing chain $40.00, totaling approximately $406.00. Or I could buy the Comp Cams cam/lifter kit $445.00, and the Comp Cams timing chain $40.00, totaling approximately $485.00 Or I could buy the Comp Cams cam/lifter/timing chain/valve springs for $658.00 My question is - do I need to use the Comp lifters with the Comp cam? Ford lifters are $120 and the Comp lifters are around $200. Is the stuff in the kit any better than parts you can buy separately, or are they counting on people buying the kits to be sure everything works together?
 

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The 264 has good lobe profiles, but they aren't severe.

The FRPP lifters are good.
RedBlur had a set of Comps explode when riding on his XE274HR cammed stroker. I don't know if his lifters weren't adjusted properly, but I had heard that Comp was selling a bad batch there

I would buy seperately and get the Ford lifters.
 
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