Gidday Edward,yes indeed,was thinking the same,the previous owner did say he paid a premium for the camshaft but I had no further info on the source.
I do know that most aftermarket camshafts,and possibly landrover boxed ones ,are made in Turkey these days,this confirmed from two sources,one being Pat at V8tuner in the UK.
With that in mind this time,I got a camshaft made locally,$40 more than an off the shelf one
LetÂ’s hope their stock billet is better metal.
Using Hylift Johnson A0896 lifters for gm/rover.
The guy at the camshaft machine shop said they have had quality issues with generic lifters available these days for rover v8Â’s and even went so far as to specify using hylift johnson on the cam card!
i didnÂ’t buy them from this guy,already had a set,so was pleased to hear his recommendation and experience without anything to gain.
Further to this,he strongly suggested not merely using high zinc oil for break in,but running it continuously,instead of my standard dinosaur Castrol gtx 20/50.
Still intrigued why that one lifter was scribed like it is,when the rest,all oem supposedly,were consistent,so something else going on here maybe?
Likelihood someone may have seen similar wear patterns and found out what the root cause was.cheers
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