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do i need to break in my new cam?

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OrangeMustangGt

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

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

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95STANG-GTSC said:
no, not a roller cam, there is nothing to break in.
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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
 
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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.
 

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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.

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Joes95GT said:
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.

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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.
 
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