I don't know what the fuss is on used cams. Cams for the most part are a "non wear item". It is not like you are buying a used clutch with unknown use and life left.

If you know the person, great. Personally I can eye the cam lobes to tell 264/272/280's apart as obviously HKS would be stamped on the solid units. Other brands like GSC only have 2 choices 264 or 272 and are also solid and unmarked. It is either one or the other with the 264 being a bit pointier than the more rounded 272 lobe.

 

I bought my used HKS cams off this site about 3 weeks ago for $300. Work good, great shape, couldn't be happier! The only thing i bought new in my mod list is the DV and LICP because i simply couldn't wait any longer to have them.

 

Cams for an Evo don't wear much if any at all. Buying a set of used cams is not a bad thing if you know the person they came from. Cams will have wear marks if regular maintanance wasn't done. Personally if you will save only $100 I dont see why even go with used, $200 yes.

 

I bought my 264's used for $400 and now have a set of 272's sitting in my garage I bought for $275 and trading parts waiting to go in that are used. I've bought almost everything on my car used. Saving $100 is saving $100 any way you look at it.

I bought my Exedy twin disk used. The guy that sold it to me said it only had 50 miles at the most on it. I had it inspected by a shop and bought it for $500. The clutch was installed last year and is still holding up just fine.

 

Sounds like fas4dr's exedy...

 

Nope....I bought mine form a local guy here in town. He had his clutch installed by Mitsu while they were doing the TSB on the synchro's. The day he got his car back his car was hard to get in gear, he got pissed off and took it to a shop and had it taken out the same night and traded his EVO in on a STI a couple days later. I think it just needed to be adjusted cause I had the same problem until the pedal was adjusted right.

 

I sold my used 272s to a member here, and he is very happy with them. HKS cams are marked HKS and also have small markings to distinguish between intake and exhaust.

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