[Cliff R]

It really doesn't matter. If you are using good parts as long as it doesn't get a dry-start you'll be fine. The amount of oil delivered to the cam lobes while the engine is running is amazing. They are basically flooded with oil continuously, so whatever you put on there is washed away a few seconds after start-up if not during the pre-lube procedure done prior to lighting it off for the first time......

[Dragncar]

Originally Posted by Cliff R

It really doesn't matter. If you are using good parts as long as it doesn't get a dry-start you'll be fine. The amount of oil delivered to the cam lobes while the engine is running is amazing. They are basically flooded with oil continuously, so whatever you put on there is washed away a few seconds after start-up if not during the pre-lube procedure done prior to lighting it off for the first time......

I broke my first cam in with Sta-Lube White Grease. Worked fine.

[Elarson]

IMHO, it far more important to prelube the engine so all the oil galleries are full. For a lifter to start spinning, the lifter base has to grab the cam lobe and the sides of the lifter need a good slippery oil film right away; so they act like a journal bearing with no metal-to-metal contact to resist spin. It would be a mistake to put thick clingy goop on the sides of the lifters.

Eric