Is it feasible to metal spray a cam?

Grant Eldridge · 06-30-2011, 09:00 PM

Bill, not sure if it applies in your motor, but on flat lifter chev BB the center of the lobe is offset a certain amount from the center of the lifter bore. That offset as well as the .002" taper of the lobe is required to make the lifters spin. Schuman in Iowa make a special lifter with a centered pointer for chev. to check this with marking compound on an installed cam. On a roller cam the lobes are apparently centered on the lifter bores so that the roller wheel is located in the center of the lobe, and the lobes are not tapered. Maybe it's not far enough off to cause problems in your application, but possibly worth checking out? I had thought about having a roller cam billet custom ground to my flat tappet stocker profile for strength but was told it would not work because of the lobes being located differently. Just what I was told.....
Grant

06-30-2011, 09:00 PM	#11
Grant Eldridge Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 124 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Is it feasible to metal spray a cam? Bill, not sure if it applies in your motor, but on flat lifter chev BB the center of the lobe is offset a certain amount from the center of the lifter bore. That offset as well as the .002" taper of the lobe is required to make the lifters spin. Schuman in Iowa make a special lifter with a centered pointer for chev. to check this with marking compound on an installed cam. On a roller cam the lobes are apparently centered on the lifter bores so that the roller wheel is located in the center of the lobe, and the lobes are not tapered. Maybe it's not far enough off to cause problems in your application, but possibly worth checking out? I had thought about having a roller cam billet custom ground to my flat tappet stocker profile for strength but was told it would not work because of the lobes being located differently. Just what I was told..... Grant