Solid cam damage diagnosis help

It would be interesting to call Howard’s and quiz them about how much lobe taper should there be on a cam they ground for Hughes.

Maybe Hughes wants some extra taper??

Maybe Hughes gets a break on the grinding price if they (Howard’s) don’t have to dress the wheel so the cam has the staggered taper??

Be interesting to see how that conversation unfolded.

I realize Howard’s name isn’t likely on the cam anywhere....... but it seems like it’s fairly common knowledge where the Hughes cams come from.

I know if I were a cam grinder....... I wouldn’t want a cam with .007” lobe taper floating around in car hobby land.

And if I had one like that....... I’d hang on to it and use it as an example of why you need to check stuff.