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Old Aug 8, 2007, 09:43 PM
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Thumbs down Buddy Club Camshaft Failure
I've had the Buddy Club 264 in/ex cams installed for about two years. Recently I started hearing a noise, like lifter tapping, but not quite. Then I started to loose power around 4000 rpm. I was thinking collapsed lifter(s), so I bought some Top Line lifters and when I went to install them I found the intake cam had a casting defect that had worn through one of the number four lobes. My guess is that the engine management system detected this vibration and treated it as knock and started pulling timing. I am very glad I got in there and took that cam out before it got any worse. Needless to say I'm going with another brand next time.

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Old Aug 8, 2007, 10:02 PM
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almost bought a set of those 6 months ago, glad i didnt. by the way is buddy club relly poor quality?
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Old Aug 8, 2007, 10:06 PM
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gcs will treat you right!
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gcs will treat you right!
Probably mean GSC? Anywho, S1 or S2 cams are perfect for most applications, with good power.
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Old Aug 9, 2007, 05:23 AM
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That really sucks to see...to think that debree went through your motor
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google buddy club usa, they are located in ontario california. call & ask for albert & he will ask for a receipt or where they were purchased from.

this isnt the first time i have heard about this, but he seems like a ok guy.

goodluck.
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Wow!I better tell my friend.He just put the same cams in his car.
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Are you sure? He could always try HSK...
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I would have all the oil flushed out of the car.
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i just looked @ the pic, i have installed many buddy club cams & they all have had a black finish on the lobes & journals, yours dont?

i have only installed the bc 272's or 280's.

Buddy Club USA
709 E Cedar St.
Ontario, CA 91761

TEL (909) 923-9188
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yea ive seen the black finish on them.. how bout some bigger pics...
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don't look like bc cams to me
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They are indeed Buddy Club cams, purchased from GSC in August of 2005. They had black paint on the lobes and journals when they were new. I don't know why this cam wore the way it did. I don't have enough experience with camshaft replacement to venture a good guess, it just seems odd.
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That doesn't look like a cam failure...
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Looks like an air bubble when the cam was first cast,

over time there was some minor wear on the love and it broke through exposing the air bubble.

Thats why you want to go with a billet core and not a re-ground or cast.
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