YAY; Bet you've never done THIS before

[bimmer8604]

Well, after swapping injectors, i went out to have a nice drive in my car(havent drivin it in a week or two) and while out cruisin my car suddenly started to run like shit(AGAIN) so i figured "whatever, ill just put it back in teh garage" so when I got back home, I popped off the valve cover, to see my #6 Intake Cam Lobe BROKEN. yup, thats right, the whole right side of the lobe chunked off. The cam WAS a schrick 272, but now its a nice pile of shit. I think it will make a nice paper weight or door stop.

I'm pretty excited, as this is JUST what I needed.

Welp, Time to go see whatelse I can break!

Kyle

PS: I'll try and get some pictures

Kyle

[S14sx2nr]

haha crazy, ive seen that before though...

-Dan

[bimmer8604]

I've seen it before too, but on a Shelby 427. Took out 4 or 5 cam lobes at once. I guess my awesome high power m20 just couldnt take it!

Kyle

[S14sx2nr]

I'd take it to school and have UTI give u $10 for it, since that's all they're 'liable' for... just make up an RO and say some idiot messed with it and you forgot his name....free meal for a UTI student ;)

-Dan

[MR 325]

Welp, Time to go see whatelse I can break!

:loco:

[kowalski]

thats a bummer man. can't say your the first tho... thats why i went with a regrind on my original cams. they have a higher nickle content and are in turn stronger. i believe its nickle...

[BS87]

If It makes you feel any better i nailed a goose at 50 mph with my oilpan on the way to work thursday.

[optimusp517]

How the heck does that happen? Someone mind explaining?

[nando]

warped head? I don't think cams break very often. breaking a shrick cam would suck, $600 down the tubes..

[EtaSport]

pictures of how it broke? I'll have to snap some of my cam with the lobes wiped down about 2-3 mils.

[S14sx2nr]

its becuz your not in ks anymore, so your car hates u ;)

-Dan

[MR 325]

its becuz your not in ks anymore, so your car hates u ;)

-Dan

Lies, all lies!

[M3 Ryan]

I broke a rocker arm before, snapped it at the folcrom point for cyl #3, but that was in my l-block m30 build. Same rocker arms though, so anything is possible. I have yet to see a cam lobe break off, but when you get the cam out, drop it on the gorund from 3ft and watch it snap right in half... I had fun with this in class one day, I broke 3 junk cams I had just for kicks. It is surprizing how brittle camshafts really are.

[bimmer8604]

i took a look at it again today in hte light, and it is completely broken through. metal is everywhere. No bueno!

Kyle

[motorprestige]

Ouch, my e30 empathy gland is hurting.