Crane Cams price increase

[Guynn <amx69@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Crane had a recent price increse on the AMC Hydraulic Roller parts. The 
cams went up a little, but llifters went up $51.00 OUCH.

The same cam /lifter package that used to be $800.00 from us, shipping & 
insurance included just went up to $860.00. And, we did not pass 100% of 
the increase along, we are eating a bit of it.

Performance costs money, how fast do you want to go??

Yes, some will tell you that you can make comparable power with a 
properly ground Solid lifter cam. Ain't so. No solid lifter grind can 
equal the lift rate of a roller. It hust ain't ever gonna happen. I did 
not say, ''every roller ever made will make more power than any solid 
cam ever made. '' What i said is, give me any specd, anything in lift 
and duration, then grind the solid cam to that lift, with the maximum 
ramp it can achieve, and it will make less power than the same Roller 
cam ground to that lift and duration. If the lift happens Faster[rate of 
lift, then it makes more power simply because for every degree of 
rotation the valve is lifted higher than the solid, because the ramp can 
be ground much more agressivly before you get into the Edege of the 
lifter. The lifter diameter is the determining issue with relation to 
lift rate. A roller lifter has no edge for practicle purposes. The lift 
ramp is however controlled by the diamerter of the lifter wheel, and 
that diameter is controled by the overall lifter diameter. Larger lifter 
diameter means a larger lifter wheel can be used which give the 
AMC/MOPARS a big advantage over the .742 Chevy lifter size. Roller or 
flat tappet, an AMC cam, in any form CAN be ground to provide more power 
than any equivelent Chevy grind simply because of the lifter diameter.

If roller cams were not more effective then they would never have been 
adopted by most auto manufacturers. And guess what?? Most every Harley 
ever built, no matter the year runs a roller lifter. If Flat tappets 
COULD be just as good, then manufactureres would not spend the extra 
money it costs to produce engines with the rollers. Folks spend more 
money for higher technology. A roller is just that, higher tech. Does 
everyone need one?? Certainly not. But don't fool yourself, or try to 
fool others into thinking a flat tappet is just as good at making power, 
it is not, and it will never be. Physics is still physics and nothing 
can change those laws, not even Cubic Money, or someones, WISH it could 
be different.

Anyway, Price just went up for those contemplating such parts.

Regards,

Randy Guynn