Crane Cams shuts it doors.


BlackICE

BlackICE

GT Owner
Nov 2, 2005
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SF Bay Area in California
 
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Ice, please fix the link or learn how to type, or both. Thanks Frank
 
Fixed. My usual cut and paste somehow failed to work.
 
Wow, I really hate to see that. I never used any of their products, but was well aware of the history associated with them.
 
Another big after market name bites the dust. 'Real shame.:frown

I'm afraid we might to see a few more of these in the coming months.:willy
 
Sad news for sure ,,,,
 
I was curious as to what they are famous for. Racing Cams, NASCAR?
 
They were in their day known for their racing camshafts and valve related gear (roller rockers, valve springs, valve retainers, etc.)

As a kid growing up in Florida, I was very framiliar with their products and they led the pack with innovative products and radical cam profiles. They were THE cam to have at the racetrack.

Very sad day indeed! Thanks ICE for bringing this to Forum attention....
 
Bill, your story just jarred my memory. My first aftermarket purchase ever was a Crane cam. The decal that came with it was priceless.:biggrin
Very sad news...
 
Rumor that Holley is looking to acquire.
 
In the 70's and 80's I and a lot of friends built engines for our hot rods and used crane cams. I put one in my 69 Mach 1 428. I don't see the muscle cars on the road much any more and I don't think today's boombox drivers know what a cam is. I haven't built a motor from scratch for 20 years so I think it is just a shift in the times. If I wanted a project motor today I would buy a crate motor. I don't know if they were an OEM provider. If not I'm sure the aftermarket for racer cams has just dried up. :confused
 
When Chevy created the LT4 engine they used Crane Cams rockers from the factory.


http://www.grandsportregistry.com/lt1vslt4.htm

ROLLER ROCKER ARMS

The LT1's stamped steel rocker arms exhibited ball galling at 6400 rpm, so modified Crane roller rockers were substituted in the LT4 with lock nut and set screws to replace the conventional ball and friction nuts. Shims were added to maintain the valve stem accurately and the stud slot widened. The roller axle reduces friction measurably, the 2 lbs-ft reduction increasing economy and responsiveness. The rocker arms also have a roller tip. The LT4 has 1.6:1 and LT1 has 1.5:1 Rocker Ratio.
 
Beach-GT said:
...I don't know if they were an OEM provider.
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I believe they were a GM Supplier.

Their "Gold" roller rockers have been famous for many years in the aftermarket hot rod community.
 
Evidently the doors they shut were the revolving type :lol:

http://www.autoweek.com:80/article/20090227/CARNEWS/902279984
 
Hope so, I have a Crane cam in for warranty right now...
Maybe I can ebay the sucker.... what is the market FE Roller Cam,,....7 good lobes?
 
Sounds like chap 11.
 
B O N Y said:
Hope so, I have a Crane cam in for warranty right now...
Maybe I can ebay the sucker.... what is the market FE Roller Cam,,....7 good lobes?
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I dunno...what do paper weights go for these days...?

('Sounds like the two Isky cams I've had go south on me over the years!:lol)
 
Rip
 
It saddens me to see the icons of my youth dissappearing one by one. I reminise about the days of building engines in the driveway and running at the local drag strip. Buy a new car, hell no, just drop a new engine in that camaro and you're good to go. Kids now days will never have the experiences we did. sad.
 
Nathan, how true, we could build a motor in our garage, set points with a feeler guage, rebuild carbs, generators, starters. Not remove and replace but rebuild. No doubt the technology is great, but the shade tree mechanic is a thing of the past.
 
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