I purchased my cam from Elgin Cams in California. It is owned by Demetri
Elgin and I think his son John. I went through 3 reground cams and I won't
put another one in my car, I don't care who ground it. Elgin has new steel
billet cores that they work from, you can buy it outright, mine was @ $
400.00, but send them your new lifters too and they will check the radius
and hardness on them to make sure they are all ok.They have a web site and
you can check out their available profiles.But be sure to speak with Demetri
about what you want to do with your car i.e..compression and induction and
he'll set you up with the right cam.
Good Luck
Nick Gemas
----- Original Message -----
From: Robert M. Lang <lang@isis.mit.edu>
To: Timothy Holbrook <tjh173@yahoo.com>
Cc: <6pack@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, June 28, 2002 7:41 AM
Subject: Re: Fwd: Re: TR6 performance camshaft information
> On Fri, 28 Jun 2002, Timothy Holbrook wrote:
>
> > A quick question, are all aftermarket TR6 cams regrinds of stock cams,
> > or are there any vendors who manufacturer brand new cams with the
> > sporty profiles? Obviously this is too expensive for the little guys
> > like Goodparts or TSI, but Crane Cams is a pretty big outfit, I was
> > thinking maybe their TR6 cams are new rather than regrinds...
>
> I've been asking around a lot on this one (when my third cam bit the
> dust), and the answer is that it looks like Kent Cams can make new blanks,
> but they are not cheap. All the vendors will give you $$$ for useable
> cores. There are _lots_ of bad cores out there. Bad cores usually have one
> or more lobe that is missing or badly worn. It is possible to build them
> up by welding, but the resultant lobe will not stand up to very much
> punishment.
>
> I do not know if Crane or another larger manufacturer is making new
> blanks. There is a possibility that some new blanks might come out of
> India, but I have not seen any yet.
>
> Almost all the cams with "sporty profiles" are regrinds except for NOS
> early PI cams (which is pretty "sporty".) Some Kent cams are likely made
> from new blanks. The key is - if the place you wanna buy the cam from
> requires a good core, then you're getting a re-grind. WHether it's your
> cam that is getting reground is another question!
>
> I also know that there are various "caches" of cams out there and if you
> talk to one of the legit cam grinders, they can probably hook you up with
> a good core, but the bottom line is that they are getting fairly scarce. I
> also know that some new NOS cams are still in the wild, but they show up
> in dribs and drabs. The problem with those cams is that you are left in a
> quandry - do you satisfy your need for speed, or do you leave the new NOS
> cams in the standard grind for the folks that acually need them.
>
> I can eleborate, if need be.
>
> Bottom line - don't chuck your cams until you know there is absolutely no
> hope of resurrecting it.
>
> Now, if someone wanted to fund me, I'd love to come up with a roller cam
> profile for TR6... with that and engine management, you could def. get the
> HP curve "up there". :-0
>
> > Tim Holbrook
> > 1971 TR6
>
> C ya,
> rml
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