Hamilton Cams
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I have recieved a couple of phone calls in the past that people were copying our grinds. It seems that as our grinds gain popularity the more lazy folks feel inclined to copy them.
Rather than feel flattered I just get a little bit upset when I think about the piles of cash I have pissed away on so-so cams before we got some good grinds, and the hundreds of cams I had to install and the thousands of dollars spent on Dyno time. I know it is going to happen, but it still chaps me a bit. The part that gets me to the point I could spit blood is when a "hamilton cam" is sold to an unassuming customer, it breaks, and they call to get a warranty.
People can make a cam look like ours to some extent. To make it a little easier to pick out a fake, we DO NOT do regrinds. Even if the cam is parkerized and is sold as new, look at the nose of the cam, if it has signs a gear has been on and off, you got a fake.
Here is a word from one of the gents in his own words
Renopkr- I used the 98 12v OEM and I havent run it.Im still building parts (porting)We made a master off of a Hamilton. So I assume it will work the same as the rest.
When asked about grinding our cams, here is what he had to say.
Close but not the same, theres a preparatory difference.I know it, you could figure it out But its still close and yet not the same.
Zach
Rather than feel flattered I just get a little bit upset when I think about the piles of cash I have pissed away on so-so cams before we got some good grinds, and the hundreds of cams I had to install and the thousands of dollars spent on Dyno time. I know it is going to happen, but it still chaps me a bit. The part that gets me to the point I could spit blood is when a "hamilton cam" is sold to an unassuming customer, it breaks, and they call to get a warranty.
People can make a cam look like ours to some extent. To make it a little easier to pick out a fake, we DO NOT do regrinds. Even if the cam is parkerized and is sold as new, look at the nose of the cam, if it has signs a gear has been on and off, you got a fake.
Here is a word from one of the gents in his own words
Renopkr- I used the 98 12v OEM and I havent run it.Im still building parts (porting)We made a master off of a Hamilton. So I assume it will work the same as the rest.
When asked about grinding our cams, here is what he had to say.
Close but not the same, theres a preparatory difference.I know it, you could figure it out But its still close and yet not the same.
Zach
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