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Old Mar 5, 2012 | 07:58 PM
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Kelford 272 cam's

I would like to know before, i buy these things, if they are reliable for daily driving, and if they are going to require anything to be done to the valve train during the install. Thanks!
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Old Mar 5, 2012 | 08:18 PM
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I've had mine in since 185k.

Upgraded valvetrain with super tech duals later, about 30K later, LOL
Just good insurance.
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Old Mar 5, 2012 | 08:24 PM
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We have run many sets of Kelford 272s in our own cars, and customer cars. We have never had, or seen any issues with the cams themselves.

We usually recommend going with either the Super Tech Single Spring and Retainer kit, or the Super Tech Duals.

Any other questions, feel free to send me a PM.

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Old Mar 5, 2012 | 08:33 PM
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I run em in my car.. personally if i was in the market for a mid range cam id go with a s2 since the price is so much lower and the cams are just as good.
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Old Mar 5, 2012 | 08:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Gleason at STM
We have run many sets of Kelford 272s in our own cars, and customer cars. We have never had, or seen any issues with the cams themselves.

We usually recommend going with either the Super Tech Single Spring and Retainer kit, or the Super Tech Duals.

Any other questions, feel free to send me a PM.

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+1^ My BBY VIII is really happy with them
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Old Mar 5, 2012 | 08:39 PM
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New Kelfords are great. Don't buy used. There was a batch back in early 2009 that was bad and the intake cam was snapping at the mivec oiling holes. The same was true for GSC and Cossie too I believe. I bought a used set last summer and I had this happen to me. Took out the head (scored one of the journals pretty badly, so much so that the head was unusable), valves, and pistons.

Edit: Just noticed you have an 8...disregard everything I said in that case.
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Old Mar 5, 2012 | 08:55 PM
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I have them in my car and they are awesome. Mine idle smooth and have no issue with driving them daily. The car is STM tuned on a AEM ems though so I cant say how they would be on the stock ecu. I would strongly suggest doing the springs and prob the valve seals since you already have it apart anyways. No sense in doing the work twice
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Old Mar 5, 2012 | 10:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Tfresh
I have them in my car and they are awesome. Mine idle smooth and have no issue with driving them daily. The car is STM tuned on a AEM ems though so I cant say how they would be on the stock ecu. I would strongly suggest doing the springs and prob the valve seals since you already have it apart anyways. No sense in doing the work twice
idle like stock on stock ecu.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ajq-l...11AUAAAAAAAUAA
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Old Mar 7, 2012 | 10:11 AM
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Old Mar 15, 2012 | 09:29 PM
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i have 272 kelford cams daily driver with valve springs / retainers like stmtuned said and i have the cams for some time now its pretty legit
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Old Mar 19, 2012 | 09:24 PM
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Originally Posted by tscompusa
400 miles to a tank on e85 I must be doing it all wrong.....
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Old Mar 20, 2012 | 01:45 AM
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Originally Posted by gpfury86
400 miles to a tank on e85 I must be doing it all wrong.....
lately the most ive been seeing was 320.
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Old Apr 2, 2012 | 09:42 PM
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320, that's unbelievable.
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Old Apr 2, 2012 | 11:34 PM
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Yup very nice cams to daily with!
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Old Apr 8, 2012 | 06:50 AM
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Envy.

My idle:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxvtN...KslxMdYgRPnfM=

Currently trying to figure out what´s wrong.

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