L78/L71/L72/LS6 143 "blueprint" camshaft interest?

Chevy454 · #1 04-18-2009, 06:24 PM

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Rob, I just bought a Comp Cams 3863143 replacement cam for my L78. Specs all look to be identical to the GM cam. Part number is 11-106-3. What do you think? Are these not any good? Thanks Mike

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As with the rest of the non-GM/Crane 143, the specs might *look* the same on paper, but the lobe is different...Jim proved this on a cam doctor. A few of us Pure Stock guys have tried other brands, and we all went back to the GM/Crane unit...

As Darren said above, this will be American made, and each one is gonna be held to super tight tolerances.

1969z280 · #2 04-18-2009, 11:18 PM

Rob:

I'm in for one. Ed

**copo69** · #3 04-19-2009, 12:18 AM

I'm in for one, too.

Nova Research Project · #4 04-19-2009, 05:52 AM

I am in for one as well.

Greg

Bergerz28 · #5 04-19-2009, 08:20 AM

Rob, count me in for one !!

**markjohnson** · #6 04-19-2009, 09:59 AM

That really is an incredible camshaft and it's hard to believe that it debuted during the first year of the big block in 1965! Now I still have the original one I took out of my virgin LS-6 and it's stamped on the end 3904362. I guess they changed the part # in 1970. I've run high 11's with that camshaft. It's truly the musclecar camshaft where you could drive the car to work during the week and still turn very respectable times at the dragstrip come the weekend.

elonblock · #7 04-19-2009, 04:24 PM

Count me in for one.

Thanks,

Elon

**NEATSS** · #8 04-19-2009, 11:36 PM

Rob,

Put me down for 2. One needed very shortly and one for future.

Dave McCutcheon

67L78conv · #9 04-20-2009, 03:59 AM

Count me in for one as well. Possibly more shortly will talk to a few people not on the board.

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