I bought a nice 283 Chevy engine from a guy last week and took it apart to check condition. The seller told me he thought it had a Wolverine RV cam. I took a picture of the end of the camshaft and it is stamped WG 505880. I would sure like to know some specs on this cam before I put it back together. Does anyone have any info or an old camshaft catalog from Wolverine? Thanks in advance for any help! C-dog
I have a #99 Wolverine catalog which is probably from the 80's, and their part numbers run in the 3 and 4 digit, IE wg961K, wg5085k etc. I couldn't find any reference to the number on the end of the camshaft or anything close to that number range to guess at it.
Yep, along with Cam Dynamics around the same time frame. My catalog is #90, has 1990 date inside the front cover. All cam numbers are in "WG-xxxx" form. This catalog was from just a few years before they got bought up by Crane. 4-5 years before IIRC. If you've got a pair of calipers, measure the height of the lobe and the width of a lobe, subtract width from height to get lobe lift. Do both and intake lobe and exhaust lobe(remember they are alternating on the shaft) and post the lobe lift measurements and maybe we can figure out which cam it is....Wolverine didn't have a ton of different grinds like the bigger companies did....I'm only showing 20 different hydraulic grinds, and 5 different solids. If you can come up with lift figures it will be easy to figure out, virtually none of the cam grinds share a matching lift spec.
I should have mentioned, you want to take measurement at the back edge of each lobe, to account for the taper that is on the lobe face that makes the lifters spin in operation....this may add a couple thousandths to what you've measured if you didn't already know this. Every lobe is at it's biggest at the back edge of each lobe. You posted lift is the same on both intake and exhaust...but posted .299 and .287"?? I've got one cam listing showing .298" on both lobes, intake and exhaust....it is the Wolverine copy of the 350 HP 327 L-79 camshaft. Nothing in my catalog with .287...closest to that was either .280 or .295"
Eric, I am not sure how I screwed that up.... I remeasured them again this morning using a bit more time to get it accurate and they are both the same at .298" I had done some other research by looking up specs and reading other forum posts and had decided that what I had was pretty close to an L-79 cam. Now you have confirmed it for me. I am going to use it regardless since its like new. Thanks for the help, I do appreciate it. Just curious what your catalog number is for that L-79 cam? Thanks again, Paul
Hey, just saw this about Wolverine cams, I have a cam number WG-956 solid lifter that I would love to find information about.
Hey there. Can you post a pic / specs or text me the specs for WG1139. I need the RPM range and if they recommend a stall speed. Much appreciated. Bill
284/284° Advertised duration, 218/218° duration @.050", .458/.458" valve lift, 105° intake centerline, 115° exhaust centerline, 110° Lobe Separation Angle. It is the largest SBC hydraulic flat tappet in Range C, biggest that will work with a stock converter but will behave better with 2500-2800 rpm stall if you are drag oriented. Basic rpm range for Range C in the catalog is 2000-4800 rpm, good midrange torque in the 2400-3200 rpm range. Fair idle with mild lope. Good highway towing when used with correct axle ratio, mild bracket racing with 3.70 or deeper rear gear. 10.3:1 compression or less. Recurved stock distributor or aftermarket. Stock intake and exhaust or mild aftermarket upgrades like small 4 barrel and small tube headers. New stock springs or equivalent aftermarket 110 lbs seat, 280 lbs open Same cam as Crane 274H06. Summit sells the same in their house brand line.
Hey Eric, sorry for reviving this old thread but any chance you could tell me the specs for a WG1068 cam from your old Wolverine catalog?
Sure can! WG-1068 is listed as SBF Windsor engines....221, 260, 289, 302, 351W. Hydraulic flat tappet, 300°/310° advertised duration, 234°/244° Dur @.050", .520"/.544" valve lift w/1.6 rocker arm, 107° Intake centerline, 117° Exhaust Centerline, 112° Lobe Separation Angle. Performance range "D" - Rough idle, needs stall converter and better rear gearing recommended 3.90 to 4.50 ratio. (Wolverine ranges are A, B, C, D, E) . Increased compression ratio recommended - 10.5:1 to 11.0:1 . Larger than stock 4 barrel, recurved distributor, and headers all recommended. Operating range 2200-5400, good midrange power 3000-4000 rpm band. Limited oval track or bracket drag racing. Recommended valve spring is 120 psi seat load, 300 psi open load.
Thanks Eric. Looks like that's not my cam unfortunately since I pulled mine out of a 327 SBC. Only stampings on the front of the cam are "WG" and "201068". I was hoping that might translate to a WG-1068 part number. I'll measure my lobes per the prior instructions in this thread to see if that can pinpoint down what my cam is.
I know this post is pretty old but I was hopeful you could help with the specs on a wolverine wg1169k . I have the old trw/speed pro catalogues if you ever need anything from those. Any help would be awesome. thanks.
There is an old parts house in Bay Shore NY, Mars Auto Stores, same owners as when I started buying parts there in 1973. They sold me a few Wolverine cams. If anyone could tell you what it is, these are the guys. https://www.mars108.com/
Hi Eric, any chance you’re able to help me with cam specs for a WG951 Olds 303/324 cam. I really appreciate any help I could get. Thank you Mike L.
Unfortunately, it's just a 60 page "most common" catalog....the only Olds listing is the 1968-86 engines, .842" lifter diameter and 39° lifter bank angle.
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