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Old Jun 13, 2007 | 09:55 PM
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Just need a quick answer here guys, the futral cams that were sent out in the bad batch did not have the copper color core did they. Just wanting to make sure before I put it in my new motor mine is copper colored.
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Old Jun 13, 2007 | 10:13 PM
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I dont know about core color. I would give them a call, tell them your situation and see what they say. They might ask for a serial # if it has one on it. Or just tell you to send it to them and they will send you a new one.

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Old Jun 13, 2007 | 10:23 PM
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Yeah I did talk to them just making sure what color every one else's core was just to be extra safe haha. Supposedly if it was on a silver core that is what the bad cames used I heard. I sent them this picture a few months ago and said I was good but just wanted to make sure what everyone else's core color was. I already toasted one engine just being safe I guess you can say.
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Old Jun 14, 2007 | 08:14 AM
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Mine is same as yours.

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Old Jun 14, 2007 | 08:22 AM
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When did you buy the cam? The bad cores were back early last year some time.
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Old Jun 14, 2007 | 10:26 AM
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Mine was around Sept 2006.
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looks like a new one. i sent my bad one in and got a new HL F13 and it was that copper color. the bad batch was all the same color. (silver)
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I had a bad one that was all one color, and was gun drilled. The replacement futral sent had the copper coloring, and was not gun drilled.

IMO, the metalurgy was not the problem. The textured finish was the issue, atleast in my case. The peaks and ridges would cut right through the oil film.
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The lobes on this cam are sort of rough, it almost looks like little surface rust or something like that. My car is currently at a sponsor awaiting a new engine to be put in. Here is a picture of the lobes by the way its brand new. Wondering If I should just buy a new cam or what, and just send this one back to futral.
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The lobes on my defective cam looked like a cross cut file. I dont know what I was thinking installing it like that...

im sure youre fine...
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should be fine, just clean it up. once you clean it up put some lithium grease on it or some kinda of protect ant to keep it from rusting like that.
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Old Jun 14, 2007 | 05:17 PM
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Originally Posted by formula001
Just need a quick answer here guys, the futral cams that were sent out in the bad batch did not have the copper color core did they. Just wanting to make sure before I put it in my new motor mine is copper colored.

Yes that is one of the new cores, no problem with those cores!!
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looks like mine

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