"Old School" Stocker Cams

Greg Reimer 7376 · 10-31-2020, 10:36 AM

We received new camshafts back in the day in a cardboard tube with the GM logo and part number on them. Once in a while, we would open the tube and find the camshaft was broken in two right in the package. Also, dropping a camshaft was a real sure fire way to break it. If one rolled off a workbench and hit the ground it was usually done for as well. When Chevy went to the steel hydraulic roller cams, that ended a multiplicity of problems. Actually, a flat tappet camshaft was kind of antique technology even a long time ago.

10-31-2020, 10:36 AM	#21
Greg Reimer 7376 VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Glendora,Calif. Posts: 1,137 Likes: 172 Liked 719 Times in 220 Posts	Re: "Old School" Stocker Cams We received new camshafts back in the day in a cardboard tube with the GM logo and part number on them. Once in a while, we would open the tube and find the camshaft was broken in two right in the package. Also, dropping a camshaft was a real sure fire way to break it. If one rolled off a workbench and hit the ground it was usually done for as well. When Chevy went to the steel hydraulic roller cams, that ended a multiplicity of problems. Actually, a flat tappet camshaft was kind of antique technology even a long time ago.