Comp Cams

[Rich69shortfleet]

Originally Posted by Getter-Done

I have always had good luck with Crane Cams.

Originally Posted by realsteelGM

I remember crane cam decals as a young boy while making model cars. They have certainly been around. I am going to look into them, see if they have old stock cams tucked away.

Good luck. They closed up shop quite a few years ago.

[Joyridin]

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Originally Posted by Getter-Done View Post
I have always had good luck with Crane Cams.
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Originally Posted by realsteelGM View Post
I remember crane cam decals as a young boy while making model cars. They have certainly been around. I am going to look into them, see if they have old stock cams tucked away.

I guess over the years the myth becomes bigger than the actual product. I remember building a few engines and degreeing the cams. They were literally all over the place. You had to take a pot guess half the time as 1 exhaust lobe would be way off from the next exhaust lobe, hence the reason they closed. They sounded great, but the actual performance was debatable.

I have rebuilt a few LS/LT Gen 5 engines using cams by a few modern cam companies. They are dead nuts on. The new CNC cam grinders do exactly what you program them to do.

[MikeB]

The base cam in 327 and 350 engines for many years was the GM#13896929, often known as the "929" cam. I suspect it would work just fine with a 283. In fact I think it was used in 283s in the 1960s. Specs are 195/202, .390"/.410".

There are a few NOS 929 cams for sale on the Internet. They should never create a problem due to poor machining. However, I'm not sure where you can get the best lifters.