What are your guys thoughts on used cams?

 

If they are in good condition, you should be fine. Mine were used for 30K when I got mine installed.

 

I personally prefer to spend a couple hundred clams more and buy virgin cams. Even when buying brand new cams there can be some potential anomalies.

If you must buy used, then be extremely careful when checking the surface finish of the cam lobes for wear. Even brand new HKS cams have been known to exhibit unnaceptable anomalies in the bearing surfaces.

So, wade in at your own risk.

 

Used cams? Id spend the money for the new ones. Would you wear someones used underwear, Or would you buy yourself new ones?

 

I'm cheap, so rock'em.
Drag your fingernail back and forth across the lobes and cam cap/bearing surfaces. As long as you don't feel anything and there's no rusting or pitting it's fine.

 

dont ever be cheap when it comes to your engine, especially internal parts. The only time i would buy used cams is if i knew the previous owner really well (like a friend of mine or so) and knew what the engine has really gone through, and even then it will be a big iffy, BUT dont ever buy used cams online cause it will be a 50/50 thing (unless you like taking chances and loosing money)

 

If the cam bearing surfaces are good there should be no problem... many find its better to be safe than sorry but in reality cams last 'forever' unless they had some type of defect or were poor from the start.

Think about it this way... you buy new cams and run them for 50-100k+... what would be the difference in buying someone elses with 30k on them and running them for another 70? if all the bearing surfaces were in tip top shape?
(by bearing surface I mean any surface with contact)...