Hello everybody, I'd like to announce that the Roller Cam cores for the TA Performance Aluminum 455 block are in! These are how the Buick cams should have been! The cam has a huge base circle which will allow for more aggressive cam profiles in our Buick's and a 2.124" Ford bearing journal size. It may be hard to tell from the pictures, but the lobes on this cam are huge compared to the traditional Buick cam.
My good friend Jim Bell of Kenne-Bell would have named this "CAMZILLA". I should have made this stuff years ago.
I was waiting for a call about these.... Now I just need to know how much, I guess I'll have to call tomorrow. Gary G.
Gary, Just received them. Yes, I have come up with a rear grove, 3 hole cam bearing that is wider than the standard Ford bearings. Very similar to our dual groove TA1559. TA ROL500-1 cam core $385.00
This is for Mike at T/A Performance, have you tried talkin to L.S.M. Engineering Systems, here is there web site http://www.lsmeng.com/ I have dealt with this company several times for custom cams and springs, Some of the stuff is cheap in price but not cheap parts by far. Talk to Steve sr. He is good, He can make any roller cams you want and profile any engine to farther better it. I already talked to him on my uncles 455 bbb on a roller set up, hyd, roller cam. He does not have any off the selve cams for buicks nor flat tappet nor roller cams.. Call him. he is a good guy.
Thanks for the tip. But from what I have checked into with LSM I would never be able to sell the cam core to all you folks for $385.00.
When you are limited by the size of the existing cam bearing housing, the way to get more lift is to reduce the base circle, not increase it.
That's weird! I can buy a LSM custom cam for that price, Maybe you should ask for the ten or more deal!
And to let everyone know, you don't want a bigger base circle at allou: ou: ou: ou: , just contact all your cam manifacture's and they will say the samething:shock: , Smaller base circle, bigger lift. Look at all the monster motors out there, their small base circle cams, I wonder why?:shock: