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Originally Posted by Michael Beard
I've read that they were one of only two companies provided cores to the industry. With that and everything else they do, what exactly made the company unprofitable?  |
I have used Crane for years and Crane is/was one of my sponsors, i can shed some light of some stuff but not all.
Crane is a major supplier of 8620 cores, 8620 cores are billet roller cores that have the copper/gold plating inbetween the camshaft lobes like the one in this photo in the link below
Crane also makes their Titanium Retainers in house, I have been through the factory, They have/had a titanium retainer that is not affected by a springs damper, I have 3 sets of them here now. Crane Posi-Stop Retainers
Crane makes the GM roller rockers and stamps the logo on them for GM. They also do Fords roller rockers.
Crane has an ignition box out, 6 series, idles cleaner than MSD 6AL and i would say in performance its equal to MSD 7, I have 2 of them.
Cranes roller lifters i think were done in house but not 100% sure, i have had zero problems out of these
Crane cut many cams for GM and more. If i was the competition i would be trying to buy Crane for the cam cores, rockers and people who buy their own brand stuff from Crane such as Trick Flow rockers and more
There is still a little light in the tunnel for Crane, they may be able to hit the surface of the water, it could take one day, one week or one month
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