OhYea,
There's one other place in the US that has fresh steel billet cams, not
regrinds. I don't remember the name off the top of my head but if you want
it let me know and I'll get it for you.
Nick
----- Original Message -----
From: . <gln@worldpath.net>
To: <6pack@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, June 29, 2002 7:32 PM
Subject: Re: Fwd: Re: TR6 performance camshaft information
> 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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