LOL anyone on here buy a 3.5L or 3.9L GM car in the last few days here??

[ImportMuscle]

@HotRodKid

bad cams is a VERY bad problem

the only thing worse is soft cranks or soft rods

when cams break, if they break in 2 places, thats a big chunk of steel that has to make it past the spinning crank w/o hitting anything … if it gets between the crank and block its instant catastophic engine failure

i once saw one of the early 80’s 60* 173ci engines (IIRC) that blew apart from the same problem, a section of the crank was hanging out the side of the block

it doesnt help that cams are relativly soft to begin with, its usualy pretty easy to give one a wack on the ground and break it in 2 or 3 places

3.5 is a DOHC inline 5, that means one (or both cams) ripping through your valve cover and fucking up your engine compartment.

:tdown: but im still a gm guy at heart :snky: