I have always used Valvoline VR1 racing oil and a bottle of zinc additive when breaking in a new eng and flat tappet cam. I have never wiped a cam lobe. Course I don't build as many engines as a machine shop but my sons eng and my last 2 engines were all broken in that way with no problems. I also use the Valvoline VR1 racing oil all the time in my engines. Ron

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