TheSamba.com :: View topic - EMPI has there own cams are they china junk

Thu Jan 03, 2013 4:20 pm

SSSSSHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

In ten years those will be Classic cams and worth a FORTUNE!!!

Thu Jan 03, 2013 6:39 pm

sure they will . hay darth went drag raceing jan 1st at drag way 42 here in ohio it was the hang over nats. it was a warm day only 27 degs out no wind 8 inchs snow on the ground the track cleaned off the snow on the track to the 1/8 mile you could not go any faster than 20.13 about 300 cars trucks showed up to race . i brought my new mazda 3... 5 speed man. trans to race well the fist run the track. control . went nuts i hit second gear the track. control went nuts again i hit 3rd gear and went a 22.second run 1/4 mile yes we were running 1/4 ... after the 1/8 mile i was on hard parked snow that was like a ice rink.. i taped the brake and skided 50 feet that was a rush . then i got the hang of it... i was beating 4 wheel drive trucks all wheel drive cars and jeeps .. i ran most of the time 20.16 to 20.25. i was trying to get a 20.13 the trick was to get into 3rd gear buy the 1/8 mile and then hold on when i hit the snow i was doing from 60mph to 71mph on ice snow .... no one got hurt most of ohio guys know how to drive on ice and snow roads . i got beat by a honda ... i went over 2013 i had him all the way but the car hooked good off the line it was a blast . at the end the temp droped to 16 degs. well darth thats what we do in the winter here in ohio for fun lol later spencerfvee quote="DarthWeber"]SSSSSHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

In ten years those will be Classic cams and worth a FORTUNE!!![/quote]

Fri Jan 04, 2013 6:46 am

So long as you have "White Collar" parts whore houses and dumb newbies buying from them Empi will reign supreme with the cheap crap. Not to mention the fly by night shops who will fit and sell any parts to put the dollars in their pockets

Fri Jan 04, 2013 6:44 pm

GhiaShift wrote: So long as you have "White Collar" parts whore houses and dumb newbies buying from them Empi will reign supreme with the cheap crap. Not to mention the fly by night shops who will fit and sell any parts to put the dollars in their pockets

People are cheap as it is and dont have a clue about the quality of the parts they are buying. Its not the shops that sell the part to put a dollar in their pocket, its what people are buying. Thats how it works unfortunately and no one else has the same line as that four letter word does.

Sun Jan 06, 2013 9:25 am

I guess it's a supply and demand scenario.
People demand cheap crap and hey that is exactly what they get which is a pity because now the more hardcore vee dubbers can't get any decent parts because the companies who can produce the better stuff don't bother.

Tue Jan 12, 2021 12:40 pm

:lol: HELLO, does any one have any idea where can I find the exact specs for a camshaft gear , like DP pitch, or if it is metric module, I need all gear specs in order to fabricate my own for a reverse engineering and performance change on my vw engine, and if a succeed I may share those, thanks for your time

Tue Jan 12, 2021 3:26 pm

I have used a SLR (Steve Long cam) in my last two motors with no problems. Can somebody tell me what blanks he uses for his grinds.

Tue Jan 12, 2021 5:20 pm

If you have the cams you should know what blanks they use. No one can tell you what yours are ground on. There are multiple types and some companies use them or have in the past or will still use different ones. You need to read it. If it says Cwc ep12 that’s what it is. I haven’t bought any in years but that used to be a common one. I don’t remember the other types offhand. But mine were always cwc. It was cast into the blank between the bearings and lobes. I don’t know what empi uses. Never bought one.

Wed Jan 13, 2021 2:41 am

SC1 is another common blank

Wed Jan 13, 2021 6:45 am

Steve Long will use any blank you ask for.

Commonly the "Scat" SC-1 blank if he can get them.

More recently he has been using another blank that appears to be the same as a Scat.

I Only use Steve Long cams and lifters.

That's just me who doesn't like motors coming back..

Wed Jan 13, 2021 2:50 pm

IMO if after all these years, EMPI can’t even make cylinder tins correctly, I have no faith in the brand whatsoever!
The only thing EMPI on my Ghia is the wheels and as soon as someone else comes out with a 5.5” wheel with 5” offset I’ll replace those.