I have a cam that I pulled from the engine of this old Henry-J that was ground special for the car in the mid 1980's by George Striegel. I am looking for the specifications on it and have had no luck going through claysmith.com on resolving this. Do they still grind cam,s and is George still around as teck support? I can't get a responce from them. The cam has the signature Mr. Horsepower stamp on the end with the marking's of: C.304.6.B Any help would be apreciated, I am in the process of putting this thing back togather and would like to know what lift and durration is on this cam.
Yes they still grind cams. I am sure they have a website, or you can call them tomorrow. They are always really helpfull. Jimmy White
Yup, Call them and ask for George & that you need info on a Vintage cam. George is still there doing cams & is Resident Vintage cam Guru. He Ground the cam in my DeSoto . On another note, It kinda baffles me that if a person needed info such as this... Why waste your time sending E~mails & posting on sites such as this when calling them on the phone would give you the answere so Quickly ?
Thanks for the info. I sent the E-mail last week from a site I found online and it looked like all they did was sell shirts anymore. The E-mail I sent to the tech line at george@claysmithcams came back undeliverable. SOOO just checking on the status of the company before spending any more time wasted looking for a department of a company that may not exist,, you never know now days. Besides this is the place to ask just such questions on just such subjects.. Thanks again!!!!
Try calling Halibrand these days and asking one of those folks what a casting number off an old wheel is and listen for their explaination!!
Give George a call at Clay Smith... he did the cam in the motor in my '55 and was always willing to help on the phone... That or his daughter can help you, she's really sharp. Sam.
Agreed. This is a case in which they still do things via phone or in person versus on-line. Great bunch of people.
Stewed- please don't take this negatively- Now is the perfect time to learn how to degree a cam. a basic kit from jegs is cheap, and after playing with it for an afternoon, You will be able to tell "all kinds of groovy things" about any cam, anywhere. a few days of playing with it, and You will be able to work magic with a timing chain. *warning! there is some freaky math involved. However, if You can balance a checkbook, You can use a degree wheel!* It starts out tedious and frustrating, and becoms fun. Kinda like stacking midgets.
Good news!!! I talked to I guess his daughter and got the info I requested. It is a 304 °overall duration 258° at 50° a 106 lobe center's 525 lift What a monster!! I guess I didn't have enough timing in it before to make it right. I will get the degree kit and do a little playing around. I have always wanted to try that, I here it makes a world of difference!!
258 @ .050?? Holy ****..that's a big'n. That kind of profile, particularly with the 106 degree center, will need an *** load of RPMs. What is your cubic inch and what gear is making teh HAMB Drags trip? -Abone.
Jeff it is the same one that was in it last year just didn't know what was in it and was not getting up high enough in the tach to do any good. 327 that is now at .060 over. I'm going to try to do it a little better this year. Like I said I got this old bird and none of dad's old friends could tell me what was in it at the time. I knew it wasn't the old 301(283 punched) from the old day's because it is siting in storage in Mo. It has a set of old double humpers on it but they will need toyed with after this year. Between the new ignition and the new stall I should be able to hit closer to the sweet spot.
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