All Small Six Lack of camshafts for the small six?

[wsa111]

What is the problem with the supply of billets for all the camshaft mfg.?

 

[chad]

might B the opposite?
not nuff orders for the cams by customers...

 

[pmuller9]

might B the opposite?
not nuff orders for the cams by customers...

No. Every cam company that I have talked to have hundreds of back orders. Most of them have shifted to regrinds whenever possible.
There are only a couple of cam core suppliers in the country and for whatever reason they aren’t keeping up with orders.

 

[chad]

"...problem with the supply of billets..."
so the steel aint there?

 

[pmuller9]

Flat tappet cam cores are iron.
Don’t know if it is material supply or a labor problem.

 

[78_200_C4]

The 260 Comp Cam that I bought then sent back because of a .006 base circle runnout had the same casting number on it as the stock large log Engineteck 256 cam that I bought. The Enginetech 256 cam had zero base circle runout. I have wound my 200 to 5,300 in low with the stock Enginetech 256 cam.

 

[78_200_C4]

Rockauto is out of stock on stock early and late small six camshafts.

 

[Cox Custom Mechanical]

Rockauto is out of stock on stock early and late small six camshafts.

We have stock in Australia if you are desperate.

 

[Ba Mustang]

Rockauto is out of stock on stock early and late small six camshafts.

I wouldn't trust a cam from rockauto anyway.

 

[fast64ranchero]

I have a new Clay Smith 282 solid if you want it

 

[TrickSix]

Maybe it wasn't a panic buy, but I just bought a NOS cam on eBay for under a hundred bucks. Just in case. Camshafts will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no cams...

 

[chad]

back to the OP on this thread:
"I dont know"
AND
as U no Schnider has ground customs for price of stock, regrinded yours to new specs if needed meat is on there.
Are U just curious or have some specific need?
"This inquiring mind wants to no~"
8^ )

 

[78_200_C4]

I wouldn't trust a cam from rockauto anyway.

Rockauto sells Enginetech and Mellings cams.
Comp Cams and Enginetech 200 cams have the same casting number.
The difference in the Comp Cam and the Enginetech cam that I bought was the Comp Cam had a .006 base circle run out.
The Rockauto Enginetech cam had ZERO base circle run out.
I can wind my 200 to 5,300 with the 256 Enginetech cam.