Cass007

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I recently purchased a built motor from another forum member that was supposed to have included Tomei cams. It appears that the cams in the motor are not Tomei and are possibly stock. I have taken pics and am looking for the more experienced members to help me confirm what I have. Other info on the cams is as follows:

Bank 1 exhaust - markings:
Yellow stripe
Stamped 268 on the front end inside the valve cover
Stamped V3+ on the ring just inside the valve cover
Raised lettering on the cast portion of the cam - AL5 - RE

Bank 1 intake - markings:
Raised lettering on the cast portion of the cam - AL5 - RE

Bank 2 exhaust - markings:
Yellow stripe
Stamped 268 on the front end inside the valve cover
Stamped T3+ on the ring just inside the valve cover
Raised lettering on the cast portion of the cam - AL5 - LH

Bank 2 intake - markings:
Cream stripe
Stamped 268 on the front end inside the valve cover
Stamped Z1+ on the ring just inside the valve cover
Raised lettering on the cast portion of the cam - AL5 - LH

Any help figuring this out would be appreciated. Thanks guys and Gothchicks.

Cass007

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Sorry about the size.

gothchick

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who'd you buy the motor from?
who built it?
maybe ask them?

Cass007

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Been down that road already......seller has been unreliable. Motor is being completely torn down and rebuilt. Most parts have been confirmed, but these cams are a mystery. I don't know how to make the pics small enough to load. Do you know who the mod is in this section?

thawk408

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Dont seem to be stock. The stock ones would not be stamped 268. Tomei does make 268 cams.

Cass007

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I have like 10 more pics, but all are over 2MB and they will not attach. I have to locate a mod....might be a few minutes.

Cass007

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Some of the other pics sized down a bit.... by technology.

jtgli

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I gotta come down this weekend and look at this motor. Give me some ideas for next fall ha.

IIQuickSilverII

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264

i checked that too ...i am still going to guess thats them cause it doenst look like the 280 though i only saw them once

thawk408

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Tomei 268
http://www.hopupracing.com/tocani35g35.html

Cass007

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I spoke with a rep at Tomei NA yesterday and he said the cams should have their name on them in the middle and have the duration and model # stamped on the ring where the 268 is stamped. I have looked at more pics of Tomei cams than I can count, but most are the same pic from their press release. The press pic does not look a lot like what I have. I could be happy with Tomei 268's, but until I positively ID these, I can't sell them or even compare them to another duration to see if I would want to go more or less aggressive.

Thank You to all who are trying to help me out.

QuadCam

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if you had the motor together, you could have used a degree wheel to check the specs.

other than that, you may want to send the cams out to a cam grinder and have them spec'd.

Cass007

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Bump - Still trying to see if anyone knows what brand these cams are.

Sharif@Forged

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Tomei 268 camshafts are the only camshafts I have seen marked with "268". A Tomei 264 is marked "264"..etc...etc.

Stock cams do not have a duration marking on them. Soooo...that look like a Tomei 268 to me!

IIQuickSilverII

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i guess....



tyle btw, i saw the hopup racing link but dont in the tomei website

thawk408

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I might not make them anymore, but I know for sure they use to.

QuadCam

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of course,......that is assuming that someone didn't just stamp a stock cam to make someone else think it is a Tomei 268.

Cass007

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This is my only concern with them being Tomei. Also, the odd stamping of the T3+, Z1+ and V3+ on 3 of the cams and one with no marks at all. WTF???

I was, and still am, hoping that these marking will mean something or be an identifying mark for these cams.

Does everyone agree that they do not appear to be stock cams? I have not seen the stock ones to compare. Thanks yet again.

thawk408

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They can buy stock blanks and make them what they wants. Only way to know for sure is to send them off for measurement.

Z1 Performance

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as best I can recall, these are Tomei 268's - not sure if it will help, but these are the only pics I have as they currently reside in my engine. They stopped making them a few years ago.