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Since the turn of the century or even a little before, the climate change arm of the gov't have been taking protection out of engine oils, just a fact. In the name of resource conserving and fuel mileage they actually tell oil blenders the amounts of protecting additives they can add to your oil. Now, in most vehicles this isnt an issue, but we know hemi's are the exception. To make that even worse for your engine's moving parts they now have a viscosity component in their oil specs, so oils are being built thinner in the range of weights then ever before. So bottom line look up the lubrication strategies, see this page and someone I know you will appreciate wrote a letter about the situation. I appreciate that guy and the ram forum member that found that for us, but I think he wasnt 100% correct but on the right track. He was talking about aw additives, mostly because he is old school and I'm sure he lived through flat tappet era, and that was the correct answer back then. But our situation creates high pressures, so EP additives might be the better way to go, or better yet both aw/ep additives that already are in your oil just at a low level thanks to the gov't goals.
When you get your new cam, consider employing a strategy that "might" help avoid this early demise of moving metal parts in your engine. It doesnt have to cost more, that would be a choice, but you can even just opt for some 0w40's that would substantially improve protection but not cost redline money. Lubegard biotech to anything you chose is also a move to put some protection on the metal. Until they ban it, it is the perfect non snake oil additive, it just puts more of the good stuff they took out.
When you get your new cam, consider employing a strategy that "might" help avoid this early demise of moving metal parts in your engine. It doesnt have to cost more, that would be a choice, but you can even just opt for some 0w40's that would substantially improve protection but not cost redline money. Lubegard biotech to anything you chose is also a move to put some protection on the metal. Until they ban it, it is the perfect non snake oil additive, it just puts more of the good stuff they took out.
