| Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,808 | Any cam regrinder worthy of the name can turn a large journal cam into a small journal- - - -just reduce the size of the cam bearing areas. I can even do that on a lathe with a carbide tool bit and a tool post grinder. That also gives a cam grinder a lot more options on the profile of the lobes, timing and lift wise. HMMMMM- - - -how about running a 216 with a brand new "Corvette" grind camshaft? The possibilities are endless! Jerry
"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt! There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!
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