[Bill the lump]

While browsing ebay last week I was able to locate one of the unusual cams produced by "Crane cams" in the early 1980's with a long intake duration and a short duration on the exhaust. This pretty much matches the camshaft produced by Crower and used in the econo engine build described in the September 1981 Hot Rod Magazine article on page 56. Larry Ofria from Valley Head Service built the engine for the Hot Rod article. I cannot at this time track down any info on the Crane cam, it is labeled "exclusive" on the profile data sheet. I believe that Crane or Crower also produced a kit that would change a standard 350 small block V8 into a 4 cylinder engine. It came with 4 dummy topless pistons and a set of lifter plugs to put in the lifter bores. Anyway, I also have a copy of the article on Smokey's first Vapor engine "V Twin" for anybody that is interested. Bill