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Actually there have been camshaft driven superchargers on cars before and they work well. Pontiac made one in.... '87 I think.

That is why that new waterpump assembly for the later duratecs looks so promising. It could drive something else besides a pump.

Also, the camshaft is probably as strong or stronger than a standard cam because it is tubular. Didn't you invent the Aussie bar based on the strength of tubular steel and lighter weight?

The metal is also work hardened when the cam components are installed as the ball bearing pressed through the center expands the metal.
I'd say if you used it with a cogged belt and didn't demand too much pressure out of the system that it would work fine. I'm sure it would have different longevity versus the other cams and chains on the other bank though. I'd personally use a different method, but it's possible.