Custom Cam Position Sensors - General Inquiry and Discussion, Feedback Appreciated

DionR said
Have you looked at places like Xometry? I know SendCutSend is working on machined parts and not just laser cut and/or bent stuff but not sure if they are accepting designs yet even for costing. There are others as well.

My only thought is I like parts I can buy at a local store if I need to replace them. Not an absolute, sometimes there just aren't options, and sometimes the OE options aren't very good. But sure nice to have the option to replace a part with something from a parts store if you are on a road trip rather than wait for a part to be shipped someplace.

I like the first one best just because of the size. But if I was building an LA and needed one it would probably be the last one just because it uses an unmodified OE part.

Yeah, I've gotten quotes from Xometry but they are astronomical, we're talking nearly 3x for internationally manufactured and 10x for US manufactured. I am working on getting quotes from SendCutSend, I've used them a bunch for sheet metal parts but their machining services don't have the tooling yet for some of the features on the parts.

Also I totally understand where you're coming from in regards to finding replacement parts from a local autoparts store. That was my initial thought as well and the reason my first two designs (Designs 2 and 3) utilized "Off the shelf" sensors/sync bodies. I just couldn't get the form factor I needed out of them.

TT5.9mag said
Fantastic work, I will add my 2c and trust me that’s all it’s worth. Design 1 is a winner and you should focus on it. If you can reduce the cost 15-20% I think it puts you in a good place to sell them and they’ll move. If you can adapt that same sensor and style to a big block drive it’s winner winner chicken dinner.

Thanks, I can definitely port the design over to the B and RB blocks, I just need a couple dimensions or a used distributor. I'm also working on getting the design a little more optimized for machining as I think I can shave some cost in that aspect.