Was just wondering if Engle Cams was still around or not...or if anyone has some old stock laying around? Ran one in a car years ago and dug it...would deffinately buy one again given the chance. I see 'em listed on E-gay for BUGS, but never for V8s?
You can get them directly from Engle (www.englecams.com) Also try Howards Cams, or Competition Products. We just ran one in my friends small block 58' Vette. It sounds good, and performs great! Competition Products site is: www.competitionproducts.com Howards is: www.howardscams.com Good luck.
Definitely still around, I almost bought one for the Javelin I built a few years ago....but after talking to every cam company on the planet, I came to the realization that having a cam ground for the specific application is the only way to fly, especially on an oddball motor like the AMC. Do a web search on Racer Brown cams, and you should find a phone number. Jim Dowell bought the company just before Mr. Brown passed away, and he knows his shit. Their custom made cams are better than any catalog stuff, and slightly cheaper as well. Simce using one in that AMC, I have run nothing but their cams in everything I have built. Their tech support is excellent, and it usually takes them about 2 weeks to get a cam ground and shipped out. Engle would have ground me one, but they, and most other companies, would rather sell you something out of their catalog. Just my 2 cents.......
Back when the Big block Chevrolet came out (1965) Engle was one of the first to figure out what the engine needed in the way of high performance camshaft profiles. We put one in our record holding SS/EA '67 Camaro and the car flew. We swapped records with Dick Arron of Detroit for a couple of years who was running the same combination (396 325hp, T400 trans). The car was the fastest qualifer at the '69 World finals in Tulsa, OK in 1969. We made it to the semi finals where oil migrated up the distributer shaft and shorted out the points just before the lights and the car died. A picture we have shows we lost by less than the width of the front bumper. Today with electronic ignitions that wouldn't have been a problem. Engle is one of the unsung heros of camshaft design in my opinion. Frank
I have a vintage Engle 95 cam, I used to run back in high school. I hold onto it for sentimental reasons. I checked with em a while back and they focus mainly of the small stuff now. Their roller cams are almost 500 bux.
When I was in high school back in the late 80s I worked at Engle grinding cams. I loved Jack Engle he was an amazing guy. Even he was older then he was always out tinkering around in the dyno. The guy has forgotten more than most know about engines, tuning, cams.
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