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Roller cam choices - who else to check with?
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11/01/14 12:30 AM
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SB Mopar 360, street/strip combo, looking to replace my Hughes Engine HE3844AL hydraulic flat tappet with a roller cam.
Reached out to the following 'big' companies:
1) Comp Cams
2) Crower
3) Crane Cams
4) Lunati
...but there are a bunch more niche players, some of them great Mopar gurus...I often see recommendations in posts stating "...go see xxx...he does great custom cams...".
So my question is: who are our Mopar guys I should now be talking to?
I am looking for a next step up cam, but it still must be streetable...I'm not talking here docile...but this is not a drag race car...
Thanks!
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Re: Roller cam choices - who else to check with?
[Re: Dunnuck Racing]
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11/01/14 01:19 AM
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I have a ton of respect for Dwayne Porter. That is who I have used for cams and would again....guy is ultra knowledgable and very good at gathering combo info and intended usage and being spot on. Fun guy to talk to as well, really pleasant. 
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Re: Roller cam choices - who else to check with?
[Re: Diplomat360]
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11/01/14 10:24 AM
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For me it is not so much the "company" as it is about the "person" with whom I am dealing. Generally speaking, most companies have a full range of lobe profiles to offer. The art comes from the person packaging up the cam details for your specific application. Personnelly, I don't go to the larger cam manufacturers directly. Instead I go to a distributer that I trust because he is closer to the action and knows first hand what works based on his actual dyno and track testing, tuning, and customer feed back. Usually the smaller cam companies/suppliers also have great expertise.  It will come down to you. You will need to determine who you think best understands exactly what you want, and balancing that with what he recommends and if it makes sense to you.
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Re: Roller cam choices - who else to check with?
[Re: BSB67]
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11/01/14 10:35 AM
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For me it is not so much the "company" as it is about the "person" with whom I am dealing.
Generally speaking, most companies have a full range of lobe profiles to offer. The art comes from the person packaging up the cam details for your specific application...
Exactly...you are right on the money here. I was rather pleasantly surprised by the Comp Cams guy...we exchanged a number of emails and he answered all my questions. I provided the head flow numbers, current car performance, etc, etc...seemed like he asked all the right questions and explained which one of the several cam profiles he suggested would be the better choice.
I am looking for that kind of an attention to detail.
Last night I was plowing through a bunch more postings (Google search), found references to Bullet Cams, Howards and Engle (which used to do the Hughes cams, but their site seems badly dated???).
Dunnuck Racing: email going your way sir!
OK, thanks you guys...I'll look up the other guys.
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Re: Roller cam choices - who else to check with?
[Re: 383man]
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11/01/14 10:42 AM
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I agree as I run a cam Dwayne speced for my eng and I could not be happier. My cam is a solid flat tappet as Dwayne can spec them all as he is very very good. I have his phone # if you want it ? Ron
Hmmm..I was expecting to find his company web site (Porter Racing Heads) strangely no such thing exists???
Yes, Ron, please post or PM me his number, much appreciated.
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Re: Roller cam choices - who else to check with?
[Re: Diplomat360]
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11/01/14 10:54 AM
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I agree as I run a cam Dwayne speced for my eng and I could not be happier. My cam is a solid flat tappet as Dwayne can spec them all as he is very very good. I have his phone # if you want it ? Ron
Hmmm..I was expecting to find his company web site (Porter Racing Heads) strangely no such thing exists???
Yes, Ron, please post or PM me his number, much appreciated.
Porter Racing Heads
S. Burlington VT
802 951-1955
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Re: Roller cam choices - who else to check with?
[Re: Diplomat360]
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11/01/14 01:12 PM
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Since you are looking for a custom cam I would add a couple more names to your list. Mike Jones http://www.jonescams.com (704)489-2449 Harold Brookshire AKA UDHarold - His latest lobes are available from Howards Cams. Howards bought out Custom Cam Company that used to grind Harold's cams.
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Re: Roller cam choices - who else to check with?
[Re: 383man]
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11/01/14 01:33 PM
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I have a ton of respect for Dwayne Porter. That is who I have used for cams and would again....guy is ultra knowledgable and very good at gathering combo info and intended usage and being spot on.
Fun guy to talk to as well, really pleasant.
I agree as I run a cam Dwayne speced for my eng and I could not be happier. My cam is a solid flat tappet as Dwayne can spec them all as he is very very good. I have his phone # if you want it ? Ron
Dwayne Porter spec'd a solid roller cam for me on a MW Victor headed 512 and asked lots of questions to make sure I got what I need. He sent the order to Comp and had it drop shipped to me. Worked out great! Also, it was a couple bucks cheaper than a Comp solid roller off the shelf from Summit. I think it's better to let a builder spec it vs going direct to cam company
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Re: Roller cam choices - who else to check with?
[Re: Hot 340]
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11/01/14 02:51 PM
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Tim @ Bullet cams. I am seriously impressed with how my car performs and how much power it makes , yet still has very nice manners and should be easy on springs. We spent a few minutes talking and his suggestions and input left me feeling that I was in good hands. The price was more than fair too.
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Re: Roller cam choices - who else to check with?
[Re: Diplomat360]
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11/01/14 11:44 PM
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Cam Motion would be first. And second. Maybe Jones third. IDK if Jim@ Racer Brown does rollers (I'm ASSuming he does) I would call him as well BEFORE I bought anything.
Just because you think it won't make it true. Horsepower is KING. To dispute this is stupid. C. Alston
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Re: Roller cam choices - who else to check with?
[Re: tubtar]
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11/02/14 10:50 AM
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Tim @ Bullet cams.
I am seriously impressed with how my car performs and how much power it makes , yet still has very nice manners and should be easy on springs.
We spent a few minutes talking and his suggestions and input left me feeling that I was in good hands.
The price was more than fair too.
Tim worked for Harold Brookshire before Partridge bought him out via bankruptcy. All those guys down there are sharp with cam science. Northern Mississippi is like camshaft mecca. 
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