Fast, I have the utmost respect for you and your skill sets. I'm not sure, but my post was never meant to be a "pile on". I just wanted to share with others that my nitrided cam did not look like the OP's cam. Did I have other problems with my cam, yes, did Comp take care of me regarding my cam, yes. Was I upset yes. I would have thought having a custom ground cam and having nitrided this would be gone over with a fine tooth comb before being sent out. The lifters on the other hand Im sure due to the volume you are going to have a few that slip by. The intent of my post is that no matter what you use in your motor you need to check it out thoroughly. If you dont you have no one to blame but ones self