VigCS

So I've got the opportunity to get a used B303 for next to nothing. The only real description I've got is that it's "in great shape."

How do you all feel about used cams? I can probably get it for $50.

69MustangCoupe393cid

try to get some pics of them, but for 50 bucks id say you really cant go wrong, if they suck o well you tried and you throw them out.

dimebag

them? lol... maybe it, lol

and personally i wouldnt get a used cam, just because of how they get wear patterns on them from the lifters, id much rather start w. a fresh one.

musclemustang94

you can reuse roller lifters, why wouldn't you reuse roller cams? you cant reuse flat tappet or hydraulic cams though thats a fact.

dimebag

im sure u can reuse them, but personally, i dont think a cam costs that much, id just buy a new... more for piece of mind then anything

gspfunk

Unless a lifter seized up, roller cams don't usually show or develop much or any wear. I bought my E cam used and you couldn't tell it had been run.

Just b/c of the work involved, I would look for a better cam than the FRPP letter cams. They work and they will be an improvement over stock,but TFS and Comp have newer cams w/ better lift/duration #'s than the letter cams. The TFS Stage 1 is a great cam and is usually easy enough to find used......

my77stang

+1

flat tappet cam - dont reuse unless its going back in the same motor with the same lifters and everything was kept in order....
roller cam - unless its fragged it should be fine, if ANYTHING hit it with some emery cloth or steel wool for a quick polish

VigCS

I've decided just to buy a TFS1 new...I want to see how far I can get with stock heads. By the time I max them out I'll have money for aluminums.

MY91LX50

Holly crap your ISP thing is crazy. How the hell does that work.

88BlueGT

+1 It is pretty crazy. For some reason its always right but its wrong this time [&:]