I just got off the phone with Chris at Engle. Great guy and very helpful. He even offered to fix the Hughes cam. I decided to just order the KV2 from him. Hughes was a 242/246 duration and 564/576 with a 108 LSA,
the KV2 is a 245/245 duration and 560/560 with a 107 LSA. I decided not to go KV3 or bigger being that I have a T56/4.10 combo that tends to cruise in the 2200 rpm range so I wanted to avoid the low speed bucking/surging. As for Hughes, Tim responded via email and assured me it was my fault and said the speckles of metal on the journals were likely from my bearings coming apart. I reminded him of the brilliant machining that was done and stated that the metal speckles were more likely all the metal coming off the cam lobes but yes they had already circulated through my engine and was causing damage to my bearings. I guess it was the expected reply. Live and learn. What do you guys think of my cam choice with Engle?, did I give up performance?? Chris did say he felt it would be up on power and more than anything longevity. Howards asked for 360 lbs pressure open where as Engle calls for 320. Chris said there was no need for so much pressure and try to adjust my springs to be closer to 320 if possible.
