Pulled the clam and valve cover today to check everything out... and noticed that my #4 high intake lobe doesn't look so hot.
06, 25.5k miles, DDed/highway by previous owner and weekends/track from me. No external symptoms (codes, rough, etc.) yet but I'm glad I caught it early. No documented history of any oiling issues. Has a Moroso oil pan and never popped a cooler to the best of my knowledge.
Is there someone looking for a pattern in these failures or a spreadsheet I should add to?
I already have Eibach valve springs I was going to install as insurance against float issues, so I'm just a camshaft away from success. Spent a couple hours and got everything taken apart. Just need to do the last few valve springs and wait for new camshafts to show up! Not a big deal, but not what I would hope for on a car with 25k mostly gentle miles :facepalm
I think I'm going to go with MWR Stage 3 cams since they're supposedly stronger and I plan on slowly building up the car throughout my ownership. I should be okay sans a bit of power potential if I install them but wait until later (more mods) to re-tune, right?
On second thought, the 7:1 price difference is pretty crazy for a few HP. I think I'll stick to a new OE cam for now, and if it wipes again or when I continue my build, I'll reconsider only $100 poorer
06, 25.5k miles, DDed/highway by previous owner and weekends/track from me. No external symptoms (codes, rough, etc.) yet but I'm glad I caught it early. No documented history of any oiling issues. Has a Moroso oil pan and never popped a cooler to the best of my knowledge.
Is there someone looking for a pattern in these failures or a spreadsheet I should add to?
I already have Eibach valve springs I was going to install as insurance against float issues, so I'm just a camshaft away from success. Spent a couple hours and got everything taken apart. Just need to do the last few valve springs and wait for new camshafts to show up! Not a big deal, but not what I would hope for on a car with 25k mostly gentle miles :facepalm
I think I'm going to go with MWR Stage 3 cams since they're supposedly stronger and I plan on slowly building up the car throughout my ownership. I should be okay sans a bit of power potential if I install them but wait until later (more mods) to re-tune, right?
On second thought, the 7:1 price difference is pretty crazy for a few HP. I think I'll stick to a new OE cam for now, and if it wipes again or when I continue my build, I'll reconsider only $100 poorer
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