Originally Posted by DrTriton

The scoring is pretty typical, it’s the excessive clearance you don’t want. Remove the followers, put some plasti-gauge on top of the cam journals, re-install the caps, torque them then remove them and verify your actual clearance. The original factory spec is .002 - .004 inch.

Only replace the cams if any of the lobes are chewed up from roller follower failure as he states. Check for worn follower bearings as well…I would replace those before replacing the cams.

Originally Posted by DrTriton

The scoring is pretty typical, it’s the excessive clearance you don’t want. Remove the followers, put some plasti-gauge on top of the cam journals, re-install the caps, torque them then remove them and verify your actual clearance. The original factory spec is .002 - .004 inch.

Only replace the cams if any of the lobes are chewed up from roller follower failure as he states. Check for worn follower bearings as well…I would replace those before replacing the cams.

Originally Posted by DrTriton

Looks good to me, you left all the roller followers out when you reinstalled the cams and used the plasti-gauge, correct?

If so, you are well within spec limit. I would put them back in and carry on. Check all the roller followers to ensure none of the bearings are worn out/replace as necessary.

Originally Posted by AMVF150

Thank you sir. He’s an absolute 5.4 genius. I’m actually following his 4 part timing series now but no mention of the replacement of cam caps when replacing the camshafts. From this video it appears he just reused the cam caps but also makes no mention of it so not entirely sure. As for the cam towers, those I’ve since confirmed are not serviceable so you would need a new head if there was an issue with them or you wanted to replace those.
My followers are still solid but I got all new ones anyways to replace. I’ll keep looking out for a post here to confirm the cam cap question. Thanks again.