Camshaft Regrinds

[craig_007 1]

I'm just about to fit my Petert stage 2 regrind cam into MI16 and I never thought to ask peter.

 

When these are fitted do I still have to run them at 2000rpm for 20mins and if I do will I just use the oil thats in the car at present (Comma 10/40)

 

I have read somewhere about someone using gear oil for intial start up ?

[C_W 3 1 Cars]

I would just make sure they are well oiled before start up and then do the fast idle, then I would do an oil change.

[Baz 421]

Cam/assembly lube is like gear oil (thick, not like our 75w80) but not absolutely essential IMO when just changing cams.

 

I would do the fast idle bedding in process at any time of changing the cams, it helps bed the cam to the followers etc.

[James_m 0]

Do they procedures apply to regrinds though? I did none of the above on my petert stage 1 with no ill effects

[craig_007 1]

So can I get away with using a litre of gear oil poured over the cam for initial start up ?

[kyepan 291]

I think the process applies to all cams that have not seen the surface of the lifters, check pumaracings guide, he explains it in his own in-imitable fashion