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Remove and Inspect Camshaft

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What happens here

The camshaft is carefully extracted from the engine block. Once removed, the camshaft is thoroughly inspected for any signs of excessive wear on the lobes and journals, cracks, or other damage that could affect valve timing or engine performance. The cam found in this engine is a custom 'turbo cam' profile designed for forced induction applications, and a common part choice in high-performance builds. The inspection confirms it is in good shape, with no visible signs of damage, indicating it can be reused.

Goal: Assess the camshaft's condition for reuse or replacement.

Tools and materials

  • Camshaft Unknown custom — The component being removed and inspected (custom 'turbo cam')
  • Flashlight — To illuminate the camshaft for detailed inspection
  • Shop Rag — To clean the camshaft for inspection

What they say

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traditional crossbow are we still not allowed to look at the cam bearings i know that's like number one rule in ls world don't ever look at the cam bearings i mean you can look at them they're fine you can't see a whole lot right now because the crank is in there oh yeah i mean you know with the the stock motors every time you pull a cam out the cam bearings look absolutely disgusting yeah and they just say don't look at it it's fine put it back in how's the cam look oh it looks all right there's not any beat up loads i don't really see that's good needs to be polished but so what's the procedure now that the cam is out and it's just the bottom end left yeah so you check deck height see how far the piston is in or out of the hole so you rock the piston on the pin both ways and split the difference is that good i don't know it doesn't really matter it just affects the compression ratio compression ratio is going to be lower the further the piston is in the hole but you can only have it you know one would say okay we could raise the compression by continually

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