I know ! Another cam selection post

roccodart440 said
I'd mostly agree with you. If you're spending the money and looking for a specific engine performance or max performance, more than likely the answer is a custom grind. For mild builds or on occasion when an off the shelf cam will meet your specific needs they are ok.

I'm not sure why you dislike comp cams. My new engine has a custom comp cam. Nothing wrong with it and if IQ trusts them, so do I. If you've had bad experiences I understand. I stay clear of Crane stuff now after having major issues with their gold race rockers on an engine.

roccodart440 said
Makes total sense. Now I'm not sure and I'd bet if I had called Vs. Jim calling the cam may very well have looked different.

He gave me my choice between 2 very similar cams, one from comp and one from another grinder who is escaping my mind right now. The final decision was based on the duration at .020, which differed between cam grinders. We both agreed the comp grind was preferable for my combo.

I don't by shelf cams anymore, I design my own. I worked with a tech at Comp Cams before he went to another cam company. It had taken him a while to get me to use Comp Cams as I was with another competitor. At a Contest at Comp Cams, when we had beaten everybody our engine size by 135 HP (using a cam I designed), he had asked me which cam I was using, and I had to tell him "brand ***". He called a NHRA Stock Eliminator we both know and ask him what he had to do to get me to use Comp Cams.

His replacement at Comp took a little convincing that I didn't want him to suggest a grind, I wanted him to grind what I asked for. I said, "I don't want your shelf grind. I want you to grind me a cam like this! Will you do it?" "Yes", was the answer and we have gotten along well.

I just really enjoy designing my own cams and they seem to work reasonably well.