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Yes, put me down for 1 or more sets | 15 | 36.59% | |
Nope, too expensive/complicated for me to consider | 10 | 24.39% | |
On the fence about it. | 16 | 39.02% | |
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10-10-2009, 07:58 PM | #61 |
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There is one retired cam specialist in Finland who still does some work when he feels like it. He did my S3 set and probably could do others as long as he can do them at his own speed without any fixed deadline. Price was around $500 and work excellent quality.
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10-11-2009, 11:34 AM | #62 |
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Jim,
They are based off S3 cams which should be 114 deg LSA. This will give better idle and drivability for big cams, yet not decrease max power figures. It does take off a tiny bit of availible midrange power though. Greg Brown seems to think that the S3 cams are close to a 112 which would be perfect. |
10-16-2009, 04:39 PM | #63 |
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Colin, not be a (indecisive ) pain, but let me know when the cut off day arrives ok?
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10-16-2009, 09:47 PM | #64 |
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The cutoff will be roughly 1 month give or take.
However I will give everyone a 1 week notice till cutoff time to have deposits in. |
10-18-2009, 04:36 PM | #65 |
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I voted in the poll. Does that mean that I am now signed up for the cams? Are you going to be able to get in touch with me about the deposit? Do I need to sign up now for the tri power modification, or can I decide that when I send the deposit? Thanks.
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10-19-2009, 01:26 AM | #66 |
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Hello Jerry,
I will send you a PM and send you all the details. The tri-flow is not required to be spoken up for until the grinding/final payment process. Once I have a confirmation from you in email then yes you will be set up and good to go! |
11-07-2009, 11:03 AM | #67 |
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I am bringing this up to the top with an update.
I have word back on the cams. The deposit that they are requiring to proceed with the build is substantially larger than estimated. But should not pose too much of a problem. However as only around 30 sets are currently spoken for I will have to request a deposit from all people who have signed up. The deposit required will be $600USD. The deposit will need to be recieved by the absolute latest of Nov 23rd. If you have signed up and are not able to do this then I need to know immediately please. If we have many people who have signed on back out then the order will not be able to proceed as I do not have the financial ability to proceed all the way through with this on my own. Over the next day or two I will be emailing all the parties who have signed up and letting them know of this. I will be accepting the deposit via Money Order, Certified Check, Bank Draft, and Paypal. But should you choose to use paypal they do have a 3% (last I checked) fee that they levee for the transfer of funds. This will be on TOP of the deposit amount as I cannot eat that 3% should you choose to use that convienience. My email address is cjensan 'at' gmail.com Please contact me via this if you are wanting to get on board now and need to know as to where to send the funds. |
11-08-2009, 02:46 PM | #68 | |
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Now, I am getting a set from Colin. If you want more lift than about .400 on the intake and .370 on the exhaust, it's difficult grind those on stock cams without creating all sorts of problems. That's where I see these cams filling the gaping hole in the market. And that's why I am buying a high lift set from him. The price is good. |
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11-08-2009, 09:08 PM | #69 |
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Thank you Tuomo, and yes you are correct, Even getting to .400" lift with the S3 or GT base cams is going to be touching the limits of the lifter. Anything over .400"/.360" lift on a regrind and lash caps are a wise idea if not a necesity.
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11-10-2009, 02:52 AM | #70 |
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Count me in for 1 set - email sent.
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11-10-2009, 08:43 AM | #71 |
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Got it and replied!
I was worried about a lot of people backing out on these, but so far the interest has grown considerably and I think it would take the hand of god to stop them now! guys! |
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Beyond that, it's blanks or rewelds. Whether rewelds are a viable option depends on who's doing the rewelding and how. I wouldn't write off all rewelds just like that, but undoubtedly there are some really bad rewelds out there. With blanks, the first question is material. Is it steel (and if so, what steel) or cast iron (and if so, how is it cast). I believe what you're doing with these cams is casting them from cast iron in a mold that has steel surface at the lobes. The steel mold chills and thus hardens the lobes. Is this correct? |
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11-10-2009, 12:09 PM | #73 |
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Getting down to the .41/.37 will be removing enough material to be pumping up the lifter to nearly the maximum working range. This is the reason I would avoid that amount. Add on the fact that most of the S3 and GT cams have a few lobes with wear and this limits it that little bit more.
You are also correct that not all welded cams are junk. But the majority of the people who could do it properly wouldnt touch it due to the fact that it is a rediculous amount of work. On a track car reweld would be ok. But on a street car with tons of idling I would avoid it personally. The blanks are being made the exact same was as factory, and is being done by a company in the USA. (sorry but I dont trust the offshore stuff). I have sacrificed 2 pairs of cams, to this company for them to ensure that these new cams will be exactly the same. They needed them to determine the factory casting methods. I will be trying to get more information on the specific process that will be used, but it will be probably around 3-4 weeks until I can get that specific information. However I have personally seen and held other blanks and finished cams that have been made by this same company and they are excellent quality products. And I do trust the fellow at Colt. His name came up from everyone I spoke with and so far I have yet to find and or hear one bad story from him. As I said I was assured that they would be cast/made the same as the factory cams, and they are the experts in this field. He has been using this same company to make his billets for many many years, with not 1 batch having had a previous problem. I also phoned and talked with 3 of his suppliers and asked about the cams, and they all told me that they have not had one cam failure or any real wear on any of the cams from them. If I was not personally satisfied that these would not fail, I would never have proceeded with this. But as stated feel free to contact any of the people who use his cams. |
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I did get 928MS / Webcam to make me a radical exhaust cam by rewelding from a GTS exhaust cam. GTS exaust cams are utterly useless for any other purpose, so there's no loss to the society. We'll see how that works when I get around to installing it. |
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11-14-2009, 11:40 AM | #75 |
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Colin, what would it take to get a set of 16v cams built to spec?
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