Cam wiped out, what the hell did I do wrong?!?!?
So any suggestions on a new cam and cam bearings? Can the bearings be changed without pulling the engine? I think probably not, but I'm tired of R&Ring engines in this thing.
When you lose a cam, you have to tear it completely apart, remove all galley plugs and CLEAN your *** off!
Then use new bearings, possibly new rings (if metal was on the bores, it will cause the moly to peel off the rings and you'll have issues later on)and most likely cam bearings.
This is why I stress to our customers to dyno the engine. That 550.00 is worth it in the long run. When you try to break the engine in while it's in the car, you can have other issues that prolong the startup and break in procedure allowing metal to transfer from lifter to lobe or vice versa.
It would be a good idea to check the spring pressure when you get the heads off. Also check lifter bores for less than perfect fit.
The engine needs to be started up timed very close to ideal and ran immediately to 2500 rpm. Then I adjust the timing to about 38 or so to keep ex. temps down and run it there for 20 min.
After that, I idle it down, reset timing where I want it and adjust the floats and idle of the carb.
Hope it goes better for you next time.
Brian