Brian Crower Cams

Kai

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Okay, so i've checked BC's own site, they seem to be out of almost everything now - except the 272's....anywhere i can pick up a set of the BC264's, such as another vendor? :(

And i've seen Web Cams as well, but the specs are way different (at least in terms of figures) than the BC ones....are they measuring them differently?
 

92nsx

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suprarich, spiracingmailorder.com is who I got mine from, :evil2:272's:evil2: Send him a pm and ask if he has them in stock.

Do a google search I have seen quite a bit of people/shops selling them now days.
There is also some companies on ebay selling them, something like poorboy racing.
 

suprarich

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Kai - Last week I spoke with BC and the stage 2 cams are 4-5 weeks out. The stage 3 cams are still around most places. Maybe someone out there still hase a set of BC stage 2 cams on the shelf. If not, there are many other manufacturers of cams for the 7m.
 

boostaddict

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Mo87NA;1160936 said:
Is anyone having success with these cams? I'm still reluctant to buy them....

Mo
ya i have heard some bad things about them too. not for our cars specifically.what does everybody else think about them?
 

Kai

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Well, this was what was sent to me via PM:

I highly suggest that you do a search on BC cams Brian Crower cams, etc..
People have had a LOT of trouble with them!
Such as:
1) Distributor drive gear out of sync, and causing many headackes tring to set the ignition timing.
2) Intake cam front bearing journal oil grove being Way Oversize, and drastically reducing actual bearing surface, which leads to wear on the front bearing surface in the head.
3) All bearing journals being different sizes on the same cam.
Several guys having some journals so far oversize that they could not tighten the cam bearing cap down without locking up the cam.
4) Over all finish & workmanship sucking big time.

Do not confuse BC with the original Crower products.
Brian is the son of the founder of Crower.
He could not pull his load at Crower, and decided he could make money the easy way.........
He has his shit made in china !

You have been warned !

When you say they're 4-5 weeks out, do you mean they ran out of them 4-5 weeks ago, or are they going to be making more for release in 4-5 weeks?
 

suprarich

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Kai;1164093 said:
Well, this was what was sent to me via PM:



When you say they're 4-5 weeks out, do you mean they ran out of them 4-5 weeks ago, or are they going to be making more for release in 4-5 weeks?

Meaning 4-5 weeks until they are avaliable.

I like that PM that was sent to you.

Here is my answer to that PM

1) If the phasing is off some on the ex. cam, all you need to do is adjust the CPS one tooth advanced or retard to make up for it. Then you will still be able to swing the CPS to adjust the timing.

2) No one has ran a BC cam long enough to determain if the reduction in cam bearing surface will wear the head any faster or not. No one has any data to even say how much the stock cams wear the head for a certain number of miles. Saying it will wear the head faster is a guess.

3) Not every cam is like that. There has been some reports of this, but then there are more reports of them being spot on. I have personally measured several sets of BC cams and found no issues in relation to sizing. Some that have been bad are accepted back to BC for exchange for another. They have even taken my word for it and sent new parts without seeing the old one first.

4) over all they look like a nice set of brand new cams. I don't understand the "overall finish sucks" comment.

Lastly, unless the person who pm'd you personnaly knows Brian Crower, how he he say the reason for him going out on his own? How does he know he would not "pull his load" at Crower. With out 100% proof, how can it be said all BC products are made in china?

For the money BC cams are hard to beat. The Best made cams are billet steel cams from TEDs or SIP. But very few people in the world are going to need a 1500.00 dollar set of big billet cams. Regrinds are a good cost effective alternative. I make them, as well as several other companies out there.
 

Mo87NA

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Those Web Cams seem nice. $771 is not that bad a price either. Would you need to use custom valve shims with those?


Mo
 

AJ'S 88NA

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Mo87NA;1166238 said:
Those Web Cams seem nice. $771 is not that bad a price either. Would you need to use custom valve shims with those?


Mo
No custom shims, I have a set. Better than regrinds as they are hard welds.
I would like to see Web Cams make a more radical grind though :)
 

AJ'S 88NA

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Mo87NA;1181224 said:
AJ, wanna selll 'em? :)

Mo
Everybody has their price Mo, but they are worth more to me in my motor than you would want to pay:) Although I think I can get you a better price than $771.