350 Chevy cam core shortage

dragracerray · 07-06-2021, 03:21 PM

It seems like COVID is affecting everything. I need a new cam and lifters and Comp doesn't have any cores (cast or steel) until the end of August! Can you guys suggest an alternative cam company for Stock Eliminator camshafts? Anyone have a new one on a shelf for a 1980 350/190 engine? Thanks in advance! Ray

SSDiv6 · 07-06-2021, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by dragracerray

It seems like COVID is affecting everything. I need a new cam and lifters and Comp doesn't have any cores (cast or steel) until the end of August! Can you guys suggest an alternative cam company for Stock Eliminator camshafts? Anyone have a new one on a shelf for a 1980 350/190 engine? Thanks in advance! Ray

Have you contacted Bullet?
You may need to go with a billet core which I believe there may be some cores still out there. With a billet core, you will need PPPC lifters.

dragracerray · 07-06-2021, 05:01 PM

Thanks just got off the phone with Bullet. They have solid lifter cast cam cores in stock. Apparently they do not use a core for solid lifter steel cams. They start from billet to make a steel solid lifter cam. Ray

voltdr · 07-06-2021, 05:31 PM

Clay Smith Cams. 714 523 0530
Dan

pro stock chuck · 07-07-2021, 01:46 PM

give a call I have 390/410 lift cams (14) of them. chuck 714 612 2625

G money · 07-08-2021, 07:01 AM

I have some on the shelve just let me know what duration & centerline you are looking for. Gary Walters 203 9432934

Mike Rietow · 07-31-2021, 05:37 PM

Try Clay Smith. I needed a hydraulic roller for a BBC street/strip car. No holdup. They had cams & lifters.

I had selection narrowed down to Crower or a Clay Smith custom. Crower had no cam cores.

dirtmod18 · 07-31-2021, 07:01 PM

Didn't hear much about the core shortages but we have been feeling the pinch so bad for solid flat tappet lifters for the past couple years, out of stock or piss poor product failures, (as we do mostly limited circle track engines) We have invested in the machinery and are now producing our house brand of flat tappet racing lifters. Everyone told me the cost would out weight the gain, but with the failure of several brand X junk flat lifters ruining entire engines, seems we are starting to see the light on start up costs already.

07-06-2021, 03:21 PM	#1
dragracerray Member Join Date: May 2017 Location: Webster, New York Posts: 155 Likes: 305 Liked 122 Times in 57 Posts	350 Chevy cam core shortage It seems like COVID is affecting everything. I need a new cam and lifters and Comp doesn't have any cores (cast or steel) until the end of August! Can you guys suggest an alternative cam company for Stock Eliminator camshafts? Anyone have a new one on a shelf for a 1980 350/190 engine? Thanks in advance! Ray __________________ Ray Bassett I/SA 1687, SS/DA 1687 "SuperPro is both", unknown

07-06-2021, 05:01 PM	#3
dragracerray Member Join Date: May 2017 Location: Webster, New York Posts: 155 Likes: 305 Liked 122 Times in 57 Posts	Re: 350 Chevy cam core shortage Thanks just got off the phone with Bullet. They have solid lifter cast cam cores in stock. Apparently they do not use a core for solid lifter steel cams. They start from billet to make a steel solid lifter cam. Ray __________________ Ray Bassett I/SA 1687, SS/DA 1687 "SuperPro is both", unknown

07-06-2021, 05:31 PM	#4
voltdr Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 700 Likes: 77 Liked 87 Times in 47 Posts	Re: 350 Chevy cam core shortage Clay Smith Cams. 714 523 0530 Dan __________________ Dan Foley SC 4698

07-07-2021, 01:46 PM	#5
pro stock chuck Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Huntington Beach Ca. Posts: 164 Likes: 18 Liked 53 Times in 17 Posts	Re: 350 Chevy cam core shortage give a call I have 390/410 lift cams (14) of them. chuck 714 612 2625

07-08-2021, 07:01 AM	#6
G money Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 42 Likes: 137 Liked 10 Times in 10 Posts	Re: 350 Chevy cam core shortage I have some on the shelve just let me know what duration & centerline you are looking for. Gary Walters 203 9432934

07-31-2021, 05:37 PM	#7
Mike Rietow Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Posts: 93 Likes: 19 Liked 30 Times in 16 Posts	Re: 350 Chevy cam core shortage Try Clay Smith. I needed a hydraulic roller for a BBC street/strip car. No holdup. They had cams & lifters. I had selection narrowed down to Crower or a Clay Smith custom. Crower had no cam cores. __________________ 7x S/Pro 'Sunshine" http://ottm.store https://youtu.be/I8QWEaqeFRw

07-31-2021, 07:01 PM	#8
dirtmod18 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2021 Posts: 7 Likes: 2 Liked 10 Times in 3 Posts	Re: 350 Chevy cam core shortage Didn't hear much about the core shortages but we have been feeling the pinch so bad for solid flat tappet lifters for the past couple years, out of stock or piss poor product failures, (as we do mostly limited circle track engines) We have invested in the machinery and are now producing our house brand of flat tappet racing lifters. Everyone told me the cost would out weight the gain, but with the failure of several brand X junk flat lifters ruining entire engines, seems we are starting to see the light on start up costs already.