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Old Oct 2, 2017 | 04:49 PM
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I would also get pricing for the conversion. Grinding a one off cam once isn't cheap.
Yes I am sure that it won't be cheap but Perfection never is. Agree? this is just one option, I have yet to make contact with the cam manufacturer of whose cam it is that I am interested in to find out an important piece of information. As far as the conversion goes, I am in the process of putting together a 124 from scratch, old style cams work just fine my friend.
 
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Thanks Brother! I was looking for a different name I guess. Much appreciated!
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Yes I am sure that it won't be cheap but Perfection never is. Agree? this is just one option, I have yet to make contact with the cam manufacturer of whose cam it is that I am interested in to find out an important piece of information. As far as the conversion goes, I am in the process of putting together a 124 from scratch, old style cams work just fine my friend.


No doubt. I have several engines with old style. But it sounds like you have a new style cam in mind, and you want to get those cam specs from the guy that designed them so you can use those specs to make an old style cam. I'd be curious how this works out.
 
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Old Oct 3, 2017 | 10:16 AM
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Keep in mind if you run the '07 up style cam plate you can run any of the late model cams with the race modification.
 
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I went through Bob Wood for an Evo cam that I wanted him to grind for me and it was 450 out the door that's just a single cam though...
 
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Originally Posted by hrdtail78
No doubt. I have several engines with old style. But it sounds like you have a new style cam in mind, and you want to get those cam specs from the guy that designed them so you can use those specs to make an old style cam. I'd be curious how this works out.
You are on top of it my man. Yes, it won't be that hard to do.
 
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Originally Posted by 98hotrodfatboy
I went through Bob Wood for an Evo cam that I wanted him to grind for me and it was 450 out the door that's just a single cam though...
Not too worried about price, I just want the right cam for what it is that I want to do.
 
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Today I made contact with people to see if I can get that camshaft that I want in the specifications that I need. Hopefully it works out, but one never knows. Doesn't look like that it will be cheap either way, but oh well.
 
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Originally Posted by hrdtail78
No doubt. I have several engines with old style. But it sounds like you have a new style cam in mind, and you want to get those cam specs from the guy that designed them so you can use those specs to make an old style cam. I'd be curious how this works out.
I just got off the phone with Black Widow and the cams that I want are being build as I type this. He was able to do the conversion no problem. The cams that are being ground for me will be almost identical to the cams that I wanted imitated. He's the grinder, I will trust what he does with it.
 
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