396/375 hp crane cam solid camshaft

[1968 nova ss]

guys,i went to install my new crane 396/375 hp blueprint cam and realized the cam was not the correct cam (when checking the #) well the problem is now their seems to be a 2 to 3 month wait on this cam .i called about 7 or 8 places today and they all said the same thing.any help out their on a place that may have this cam so I get this 396/375 nova on the road.P.S. the crane is the only way to go and prefer this cam ;i have seem dyno test and it outperforms all the other makes.chris Teed

[Mr. Chevy]

Not to start a huge disagreement, major discussion or "burst anyone's bubble" on these cams, but I just recently spoke to a very reputable and good engine builder in my neck of the woods who chuckled when I brought this very same topic up. He told me that basically one maker/grinder makes most all of these "non-special grind/general" cams and sells them to the major companies such as crane, comp., etc... who put their name on them.. He said they are all about the same at this level..

However, he told me that when you start getting into the "high end" or "special" race cams is when these companies develop their own cams/grinds and make same.. He said it is at this level that they take a certain pride in their cams and the engineering that goes into same..

I guess this is just "food for thought" and I am passing on what I was told which I found interesting... He was saying the same holds true for lifter sets...

With that said, I have a comp. cams L78 grind cam in my Nova and it has been a great cam!! The motor has been together since around 1999.... I'm sure alot of guys here will disagree with what I was told and have their specific preferences and may have experienced differences with the different manufacturers of these cams, but like I said I found this interesting and have never heard this before....

Rich

[TDW]

See if you can get ahold of U.D. Harold on the www.chevelles.com site. He may have one of his Lunati grinds for your application.

[JRSully]

What about re-using originals, from the day, Chevy cams, assuming minimal wear.? Any problmes or experiences.? (I have a couple of nice originals)

[Seattle Sam]

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What about re-using originals, from the day, Chevy cams, assuming minimal wear.? Any problmes or experiences.? (I have a couple of nice originals)

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Don't you need to keep used cams together with their lifters and keep everything matched up? Can you break in a new set of solid lifters together with a used cam?

[Chevy454]

You could if you used a set of Schubecks...

[Chevy454]

Chris:

PM sent!

[L89DRMR]

From what I understand, using an old camshaft is fine as long as the original lifters are used in their previous positions. Mis-matching the lifters will wipe out the camshaft lobes very quickly.

Dave

[Chris_69_SS]

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From what I understand, using an old camshaft is fine as long as the original lifters are used in their previous positions. Mis-matching the lifters will wipe out the camshaft lobes very quickly.

Dave

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that is correct.

[JLerum]

Chris,

http://store.summitracing.com/partde...p;autoview=sku It's the one you want.!!!!!

Jim