The camshaft is often referred to as the "brain" of
the engine. Choosing the correct camshaft for a specific application can be
one of the most difficult parts of an engine build. It's also one area where
no amount of "catalog research," or "bench racing" can begin to substitute
for actual experience running many different cam profiles in specific types
of engine combinations in "real life." By real life, we mean on the dyno AND
the race track.
Camshaft, lifters, pushrods, and valvesprings-
everything in the valve train system is part of a complex science of
mechanical engineering. Over the years, we've run cams from virtually all of
the major cam manufacturers. We have several in house test engines we've
used as mules over the years to test a multitude of different parts. We sat
down and reviewed and analyzed many of the engines we've built, and what we
came up with is that the ones which were running the Comp cams not only made
more power, they were much more streetable and drivable as well. The Comps
would idle smoother and have more vacuum than other manufacturers' cams
would, even when the Comps had ten degrees more duration and twenty or
thirty thousandths more lift! And during assembly, the lobe separation
angles were always dead on, degreeing always went exactly as it should, and
over the last couple years, we found ourselves running Comps in every motor
we build. After referring hundreds or even thousands of customers over to
Comp, it only made sense we start carrying them ourselves.
While there are many smaller companies that claim
to specialize in "Mopar only" camshafts, the truth is, in R&D and
technology, no small "Mopar only" business can even begin to match the
resources which Comp has at their disposal. Hundreds of employees, teams of
engineers working at the highest levels of Nascar and NHRA, four full time
dyno cells at their facility, millions of dollars in cutting edge
manufacturing equipment and machinery, and over 30 years of doing business
have made them the undisputed leader in camshaft technology. This translates
directly into unmatched performance and reliability. No "Mopar only" shop
with a small handful of employees can match even a small fraction of these
types of resources.
We carry several Comp grinds below, (all normally
kept on the shelf and ready to ship the same day.) Feel free to give us a call and we'll help select the right
cam for your application.
