COMP-Cams quality.........

[Hotfingrs]

I've wiped out two Comp Cams cams and several roller lifters. Comp Cams has done nothing but cost me money, and I've told my builder if he puts anything with the name Comp Cams in my engine, he can keep the engine. Pure crap as far as I'm concerned.

[CobraEd]

With Crane out of business, who is left besides Lunati ???


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[madmaxx]

Lunati = I have pictures of a Lunati cam never installed make your head Then it only took 5 weeks to get my money back the whole time their genusis telling me to install. Finally they tried to grind the cracks out , wtf, there is no hope.

Originally Posted by CobraEd

With Crane out of business, who is left besides Lunati ???


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[CobraEd]

Originally Posted by Hotfingrs

I've wiped out two Comp Cams cams and several roller lifters. Comp Cams has done nothing but cost me money, and I've told my builder if he puts anything with the name Comp Cams in my engine, he can keep the engine. Pure crap as far as I'm concerned.

Your problem could be because you are running a French engine !


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[dlotz]

Just cut open the oil filter..... It's full of fine fine particles, nothing large. Looks like graphite dust in the oil.... i.e. cast iron dust.

Pulling the engine and taking it bact to Barry this weekend to open it up and take a look. We talked this morning and he has a replacement on order. He also said he will take care of warranty issues with Comp himself.

No sense in taking a chance...... Who know what else is damaged!

God I hope nothing else is trashed.


Unfortunately, I cannot go to a roller. This is a vintage solid lifter Side-oiler.

Anyone have suggestions to another cam to go with that may be better (more reliable) than CompCams? I would realy hate for this to happen again. Not sure Comp has any of my confidence at this point. Let see how they handle the warranty issues come Tuesday.

[Gaz64]

I'd be looking at all the reasons for the necessity of lifter rotation.

Lifter base radius, cam lobes ground with the taper to suit, lobe to lifter bore offset, lifters not "hanging up" or binding in the bores, excessive camshaft end float.

One lobe can fail on it's own, or it could be a sign of others about to follow.

Obviously once something like this happens, investigation generally starts before any further damage occurs.