V8 Chronicles

V8 SHO Bad Cam Sound Byte 

When the cam sprockets in the V8 SHO start to loosen up, they make a very noticeable noise.

The original link we used, had a short but very good quality sound from a bad cam.  That link is no longer available, so use this link below to get to a page on V8SHO.com where you can download three sound clips.  

The Cam failure sound is VERY much like listening to a diesel engine (one of the old clattery types) when it is cold.  

Once this noise starts, the cam can fail at ANY MOMENT!  You could have seconds or months.  sometimes the cam fails without warning, they don't always make the noise at idle before they fail.

http://v8sho.com/SHO/PossibleCamNoise.htm 

As always, report any cam failures to Tim Wright, our own "Buford" at V8SHO.com