Re: R/T camshaft

From: Klaus Wilkens (klaus@buffnet.net)
Date: Fri Feb 20 1998 - 21:47:38 EST


The Crane Cam is the MP cam.

KW

N2mopars@AOL.COM wrote:

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> I was bored tonight, so I started looking at some catalogs. I found
> something interesting that I thought you all might be interested in knowing.
> I was in the 1998 Mopar catalog, saw the Magnum camshaft kit. I decided to
> look at some other catalogs and see what some of the cam manufacturers had
> that compared to the MP piece. Lo and behold, in the Crane Cam catalog, I
> find a camshaft, part number 704121, that has the EXACT same specs as the MP
> cam. Lift was .458 Int, .467 Exh, with a duration of 204/208@ .050. Same as
> the MP one. It also has a footnote that says "reuse old lifters".
> Unfortunately I didn't have a price sheet to go along with it. Maybe someone
> with time on their hands can get a price on this cam, so we can compare it to
> MP's price? I might try to do that at work tomorrow. I also noted that the
> single plane, M1 manifold that was talked about last week(?) did not have an
> asterick next to the part number. Usually this asterick means that the part
> is not smog legal. I am gonna have to call MP on that one. ALSO they have
> ported 360 Magnum heads, for our motors, that are listed at $325 each,
> including valves, HP springs, locks, and retainers. I thought that was very
> cheap. Considering how much they ask for stuff, maybe someone out there can
> get a way better deal. Any comments?
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> Brad



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