Stocker Cam Grinders

[James L Miller]

Originally Posted by my69396

Kind of on the subject. Do these numbers mean anything to anyone? 5786/5652h6 it is in a 283-220 stocker motor.

I'm thinking those numbers are the lobe number, probably Comp Cams, maybe some other company. I think Bullets lobes start with a letter and four numbers.

http://www.compcams.com/Technical/Ca...terCatalog.pdf
Pg. 57
MAX AREA LIFT RULE SOLIDS
Continued
CAMSHAFT TYPE
LOBE #
RATED DURATION, DURATION IN DEGREES, LOBE LIFT, TAPPET LIFT @ TDC,
THEORETICAL VALVE LIFT @ "0" LASH, ROCKER ARM RATIO, @ .050, @ .200
106°,110°,1.5,1.6,1.7
5652 285 258 154 .266 .122 .110 .399 .426 .452

I didn't see a 5786 lobe, but there were some in the range of numbers around that page.

[Don Anderson]

Originally Posted by Jim Hanig

Give redline cams a call 4083130145. He will get you what you need.

Finest ground cams for a Stocker period for all makes & models.
Redline Cams @ 408-313-0145

[James L Miller]

Another vote for Red Line Cams. We will give them a call when we get closer. We did some flow testing on the 920 head and did a sonic test on the three blocks. One of the blocks had thinner decks (~.380") than the other two. I am looking for a set of 302 casting heads to flow and some of the stock iron intakes. My builder didn't like the mismatch in the ports between the 920 head and the LD4B. Quite a difference in port width. I guess Edelbrock assumed that people would do a port/gasket match on the heads.

[Alan Roehrich]

Originally Posted by Dan Fahey

Bullet has all the old Lunati, Crane and Comp Cams specialist who understand the Stocker cams and history.

For Pure Stock I always advocate for Bullet.
They are very helpful with advice and technical information.
Prices are always fair.


Dan

Actually, Tim Cole has been running the competition department at Comp for years, he and Chris Padgitt have been the Stock and Super Stock experts there for years, and have not gone anywhere. Billy Godbold has been their cam designer for quite a while.

John Partridge bought Bullet Cams from Darrel Hawkins, John had been working for Atech Motorsports, the commercial side of Summit, after having left Lunati years earlier. John is a nice guy, and Don Walthall is a very good cam designer. But no, they do not employ "all" of the Stock and Super Stock cam experts from "all" of the other companies.

[Dan Fahey]

Originally Posted by Alan Roehrich

Actually, Tim Cole has been running the competition department at Comp for years, he and Chris Padgitt have been the Stock and Super Stock experts there for years, and have not gone anywhere. Billy Godbold has been their cam designer for quite a while.

John Partridge bought Bullet Cams from Darrel Hawkins, John had been working for Atech Motorsports, the commercial side of Summit, after having left Lunati years earlier. John is a nice guy, and Don Walthall is a very good cam designer. But no, they do not employ "all" of the Stock and Super Stock cam experts from "all" of the other companies.

Thanks for the update..!
What I stated was what I heard from a while back.
Did not know otherwise.
Glad to know the facts.

Dan

[James L Miller]

Alan, thanks for the info. My engine builder talked to someone at from Comp at the Division 2 Hall of Fame meeting a week or two back. He went to see Scotty McLendon get an award. At any rate he got some contacts at Comp to talk to. I'll pass on those contacts as well, probably the same guys. Apparently he talked to several racers there and they all thought I was bonkers for building a stocker. Probably true, but I don't have much interest in the other classes. I had John Partridge grind me a Pure Stock cam for a 340 when we had an IHRA track near Dallas. That went away and so did that plan.

[Bob Shaw]

I have always bought my cams from Chris Padgitt at Comp Cams. I just tell him what I am building and he has a cam made for it. I have never been able to improve on what he sends me the first time.

[340Cuda]

I saw recently that Charlie Westcott Jr. makes Stock Eliminator cams.

http://www.militiaproducts.com/camshafts

[RJ Sledge]

Spiro Jannings, redline race cams. Always made more power, and never any "livability" issues with his designs and he understands S&SS.

RJ Sledge

[James L Miller]

Originally Posted by RJ Sledge

Spiro Jannings, redline race cams. Always made more power, and never any "livability" issues with his designs and he understands S&SS.

RJ Sledge

Thanks to RJ and Adger for the info on Redline. I've passed that info along to my engine builder.

Is a hydraulic cam legal in a solid lifter engine in Stock? I had the thought that we will be giving up a small amount of lift due to the lash in a solid lifter cam. We don't get much lift in the 273 combos, so maybe every bit counts? We can run the hydraulic lifters with maybe .002" preload/travel? Any thoughts on this?