Identifying camshafts

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In the image on the left is a hydraulic roller cam, the rounded lobes are readily appearant compared to the flat tappet cam to the right of it.
 
In the image on the left is a hydraulic roller cam, the rounded lobes are readily appearant compared to the flat tappet cam to the right of it.
  
Often roller cams will be made of steel and will be shiny instead of a flat black color of a flat tappet cam caused by the wear treatment it is given.
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Often roller cams will be made of steel and will be shiny instead of a flat black/gray color of a flat tappet cam caused by the anti-wear treatment it is given.
 
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[[File:Cam button.jpg|thumb|left|400px|Special retainer and cam button for using a factory-type hydraulic roller cam in an older block]]
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[[File:SPIDER DOG BONZ CAM RETAINER.jpg|thumb|left|500px|OEM spider, dog bones and cam retainer plate]] <br style="clear:both"/>
A factory-type hydraulic roller cam can also be used in an earlier block by using a spacer to take up the room the retainer uses, along with a cut down cam button. The spacer can be made by removing the ears off of a stock retainer plate, or a kit can be bought from [http://www.lingenfelter.com/mm5/merchant.mvc? Lingenfelter] that has the spacer and special cam button included.
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[[File:Cam button.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Special retainer and cam button for using a factory-type hydraulic roller cam in an older block]]
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A factory-type hydraulic roller cam can also be used in an earlier block by using a spacer to take up the room the retainer uses, along with a cut down cam button. The spacer can be made by removing the ears off of a stock retainer plate, or a kit can be bought from [http://www.lingenfelter.com/mm5/merchant.mvc? Lingenfelter] that has the [http://www.lingenfelter.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=L200105000&Category_Code=C30&Store_Code=LPE spacer and special cam button] included.
 
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[[Category:Camshaft]]
 
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