Had the same problem on a project build,new cams before this was widely known. looked just like yours, it was the lack of ZDDP in the oils, I've gone to Valvoline VR1 20W50 with no problems, I run 5000mi on oil changes, also I might note that cheap oil filters can be a problem too.
Good luck, Mark
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