do i need to break in my new cam?

[OrangeMustangGt]

all that is new is my cam, etc. do i need to break it in?

 

[95STANG-GTSC]

no, not a roller cam, there is nothing to break in.

 

[stangbanger94]

no, not a roller cam, there is nothing to break in.

I wouldn't be to sure about that. I was always told that all cams need to be broken in at 2000 rpm for about 20-25mins. I could be wrong, but that is what I have always done after a new cam install

 

[madams74]

Dont put any install grease on the roller lobes on a new cam, that is what I was told. I always ran the thing at 1500-2000 RPM for 10 minutes.

 

[Joes95GT]

Always, always, always lube a cam and the lifters (if they are rollers) when you install them. You don't want a dry lifter and a dry cam rolling on eachother. Dry = friction. Friction = Kaboom. They have a lube specifcally for lubing a camshaft, and I believe it's called cam lube. . 30 wt. oil works well for our hydraulic lifters.

Joe

 

[madams74]

Always, always, always lube a cam and the lifters (if they are rollers) when you install them. You don't want a dry lifter and a dry cam rolling on eachother. Dry = friction. Friction = Kaboom. They have a lube specifcally for lubing a camshaft, and I believe it's called cam lube. . 30 wt. oil works well for our hydraulic lifters.

Joe

I disagree. On a flat tappet cam it is understandable. On a roller cam it is different. You have to allow all cams a break in period. The point of not using the lube on a roller is so the rollers actually DO roll on the cam. If you lube the SCOOT across the cam lobe and do not allow a proper breakin. ONLY on a roller cam. I have heard this my whole life, and read it in tech manuals.