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Old 01-28-2016 | 03:02 PM
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[QUOTE=SB;4397357]I thought the later tall risers got rid of the reversion on the HP500 ? They are pretty damn tall.

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Anyone know of a place to have the inners extended on my tails?
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Old 01-28-2016 | 03:35 PM
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Originally Posted by SB
Memory refresh time.

Remember way back when all those Crane's where breaking ? The cam literally broke just before the dist gear.

I remember a heat treat difference between those breaking and not, but can't remember if there was a core difference.
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^^^^Before people get worried about crane, they fixed that issue way back then too.^^^^
Not sure the material but they were the cams that had the black color inbetween the lobes. The gold ones were the good ones.
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Old 01-28-2016 | 06:36 PM
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Originally Posted by SB
Memory refresh time.

Remember way back when all those Crane's where breaking ? The cam literally broke just before the dist gear.

I remember a heat treat difference between those breaking and not, but can't remember if there was a core difference.
The ones that were black in color were were breaking. The copper colored ones were not breaking.
Don't know the specifics on the different cores that were being used.

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Not sure the material but they were the cams that had the black color inbetween the lobes. The gold ones were the good ones.
Yep.
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Old 01-28-2016 | 09:47 PM
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Mild, I looked at those. I wonder if they are the 8620 steel?
Milds add from " compperformance " says it is a billet steel core
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Old 01-28-2016 | 10:06 PM
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so these are the good ones[IMG]20160128_215413(2).jpg[/IMG]

well i have a pict of a steel billet cam but cant seem to post it with the gold between the lobes

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Old 01-29-2016 | 06:02 AM
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Old 01-29-2016 | 06:22 AM
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Old 01-29-2016 | 06:56 AM
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Funny thing is the 5150 is actually a better base material than the 8620. But due to the difference in material requires it to be induction hardened rather than oven baked which is more controlled and yields a better finished product.
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Old 01-29-2016 | 07:38 AM
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[QUOTE=dvalen11;4398021]
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I thought the later tall risers got rid of the reversion on the HP500 ? They are pretty damn tall.

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Anyone know of a place to have the inners extended on my tails?
Call the manufacturer and if they don't offer that service I bet Stainless Marine will.
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Old 01-29-2016 | 10:11 AM
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Originally Posted by BBCLiberator
For the money you are looking at spending, why not have a custom cam ground and get something that you know will work and work with your electronics?
A custom cam does not guarantee that it will work, or work better then an off the shelf cam. Even if it does will it even increase the boats speed or reliability or just make the owner feel warm and fuzzy inside due to the hype.

There's a LOT of R&D already put into off the shelf cams.

But custom cams are cool just not for everyone.

What I enjoy are these threads helping fellow members look at multiple options!
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