8cm cam grind
 

I have an 8cm camshaft that does not look too bad but when I chucked it in the lathe and measured the lift I found values between 0.330 and 0.320. One was at 0.335. These numbers were repeatable. My question is can this cam be the ground to something acceptable close to stock? I know the base circle changes but I think this will not be much of an issue.

Re: 8cm cam grind
 

Frank:

I believe Tilden Technologies does have a "hot" stock grind. It may be the EAB cam profile or something like that.

Check out their webpage or give them a call.

https://www.tildentechnologies.com/

Good luck.

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Also, 'Pete' Samuelson (here is on here as 'Pete') can grind all sorts of great profiles - I imagine he has something that would work for you. I'd drop him a PM or eMail and see what he says . . .

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Pete has my cam right now,,,,,he has a good reputation.

Tommy

Re: 8cm cam grind
 

I can put a stock Mercury grind on you cam core. I am in New Zealand for a few weeks so would have to be when I return.
Cheers
Tony

Re: 8cm cam grind
 

Thanks for all the replies. Weighing options. I guess the most important thing is that even though a cam looks ok you really need to measure it.

Re: 8cm cam grind
 

Suspect that the minute differences seen on this cam were present since new and were there for thousands of miles.
Also suspect that grinding it in an attempt to make it perfect will not produce any noticeable difference in performance.

Re: 8cm cam grind
 

I agree with this

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I forgot that Tony was offering a "stock" grind as well.

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I'm using a stock EAB cam in the 280, and am real pleased with it;s performance. Torque is amazing

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Pete or Tony:

I have an EAB cam that has a damaged lobe. I'll try to get pict, but it has a chip in one of the lobes.

Can something like this be successfully repair?

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I have a Mercury engine in my '51 Ford. I had an Isky MAX-1 to install in it, but after checking the specs on the "Tilden" page and some discussion here, I left the stock cam and saved the Isky for a later build. In retrospect, I think I did the right thing.

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The EAB cam was the last one FoMoCo made for the flathead V8 engines. It was designed to replace the 8BA cam to give the cars more torque for those that still had 239 CID. The 8CM cam was desiged for the Mercury 255 to give it a bit more torque. The Mercury cars were heavier than Ford beginning in 1949 but by 1952, the cars were a lot more similar in weight so the 239 needed a boost. The EAB cam was the replacement cam for all of them and Ford had them available for a long time after flathead production stopped. I still find NOS ones now and then.

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I wonder what the specs. are on an EAB cam?

Re: 8cm cam grind
 

They are very similar to the 8CM specs. .330 lift. 205 deg. duration at .050 lift.

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Just out of curiosity, does anyone know if there are "1CM" ('51 Mercury) or "EAC" ('52-'53 Mercury) separate grinds?

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I do have a 1CM cam. Haven't plotted it though.

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If you ever happen to do that, let me know will you? That's actually what I have in my car now. I had "assumed" that it was the same as an "8CM" (or maybe even a little better).:)

Re: 8cm cam grind
 

It can be fixed,BUT, at $80 bucks a pound for the welding rod it is not practical any more. When the core bank runs dry we will go back to fixing them.

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Ah, makes sense.