No luck contacting Bullet Cams- any suggestions on vendors other than the big names?

True. But to me, it's more important to get along with the guy on the other end of the phone. And I prefer to talk to the guy grinding the cam.
Yes, agree with you. As for grinders "in house" that would be a few, literally, west coast wise. Engles facility is nice. Race car bodies on right side warehouse, left side parts , back warehouse... grinding machines, just bobbin away.... after that, there is the guy in Gardena or over near, I do it all over the phone now once I scoped it out, he grinds for different Brand names including Herbert cams. He's been doing it a long time. When I read people's specs on here...I chuckle sometimes, they can be almost identical to som r of my own "custom grinds". Like I said, I'm happy with the stuff I've gotten ground, I sometimes even debate the guy on the phone and I definitely speak a step a ahead of him so that he knows I'm sharper than the average *** hole that calls and asks for a cam that'll Rev 9000k and idle at 800 on a stock convertor....