Black Friday sales. Who’s buying what.

mshred said
Oh wow, 3-4 months? I only went to the Comp website because I actually wanted a Howards shelf grind, but the 2 I had my eye on were not in stock ANYWHERE I could see on various internet parts sites....Ventured to the comp site just to see if I could find my old lobes in their catalog from the cam I had, and saw the sale advertised. If they are the same at 3-4 months, it may be back to just trying to find something used, or getting the old crane grind that's in the motor reground, although neither is really 100% ideal for the build which kinda sucks if spending the money...I just find that the lead times are almost always longer then they typically say, so it makes me wary since 3-4 months is already a long time.

What does Howards charge for a custom grind?

3-4 months is what the vendor I bought the Howard's custom grind though said. Basically, you can work directly with Howard's on the specification via their website, they give you the cam card, and then send you to one of their vendors to do the purchase. I purchased through Competition Products, which is basically in the same building as Howard's. The sales guy @ Competition Products gave me the 3-4 month warning.

I'm using Howard's because I liked the Howard's roller i was using in my 440 build the last 2 seasons. It will just be a little too small for my new 505 build. So, I had them cook me up a grind that will work with the extra cubes.