Anybody had problems with Comp's red break in lube?
I've used the red comp lube on three seperate cams with no issues. One was a chevy 454 and two mopar smallblocks. I think as long as you have all of the valve geometry set up right and good oiling from the start-up you should be good.
I know it's not the best way to break-in a cam but, I didn't even pre-oil my engines. Maybe he had a defective cam or lifters. There are quite a few issues that could have led to his cam failure. Just make sure everything is set up properly before the first crank of the engine and lots a lube.