I think hes talking about the lobes, as in changing the lobe profiles of the cam. that is something that absolutely must be left to the professional cam grinders
MY friend was talking about buying a v8 tauras SHO and he said they have a cam problem and the cams have to be welded i told him that there was no way they could weld that and have it work right because they are balanced and it would may warp the cam but he keeps telling me that theese guys on this website that told him to do it have to be right.
Back in the day, this was one way they made high lift cams, by adding weld metal to stock lobes and regrinding. Currently not recommended for cast iron cams....
MY friend was talking about buying a v8 tauras SHO and he said they have a cam problem and the cams have to be welded i told him that there was no way they could weld that and have it work right because they are balanced and it would may warp the cam but he keeps telling me that theese guys on this website that told him to do it have to be right.
I have heard alot of stories about the SHO cam problems and welding. All you have to do is do a search on Yahoo for SHO cam welding. I also have a freind that works at a Ford dealership in CT. and someone had a SHO v-8 motor that failed and the technicians looked up the price for a replacement crate motor and it was 17 g's. Not a typo, 17,000 dollars.
I have heard alot of stories about the SHO cam problems and welding. All you have to do is do a search on Yahoo for SHO cam welding. I also have a freind that works at a Ford dealership in CT. and someone had a SHO v-8 motor that failed and the technicians looked up the price for a replacement crate motor and it was 17 g's. Not a typo, 17,000 dollars.
Yeah the replacment engines on those cars are very high...aren't they made in Japan or something (Yamaha)...
Ask your friend to show you the thread on the internet...he probably either got confused about the details of the "operation"...I bet it is a little more in-depth that that...about the welding the cam...
Yeah the replacment engines on those cars are very high...aren't they made in Japan or something (Yamaha)...
Ask your friend to show you the thread on the internet...he probably either got confused about the details of the "operation"...I bet it is a little more in-depth that that...about the welding the cam...
Well I looked around on google for a few minutes and some site said that it was rumored Ford ran out of them (SHO Crate's). It Also listed many lawsuits against Ford becuase of the common cam failure with the 3rd Gen SHO's.
i was reading the thread on it and some guy said a place in georgia does a good weld on them. But then in the same thread well tech article a guy said not to weld them it will warp the cam and or cause other problems. I told him if he buys the car he minds well just get custom cams made for it or im sure a company makes special cams for them. I dunno he just wont take my Knowledge of cars over his knowledge of nothing.