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Mon Mar 17, 2014 12:08 pm

Demos Camshaft?

Hello,
After researching for ages planning for a type 4 bus rebuild, I had decided to go with either a web cam or a raby cam. I was under the impression from numerous forums, etc. that raby's cams were ground by web camshafts.

I was just told that the cam I'd decided to buy, raby 9590, is a Demos Cam.
Just curious if anyone has any experience or knowledge of this company...especially compared to Web Cams as I was expecting the Raby cam to be a Web Cam as in the past.

Thanks!

Mon Mar 17, 2014 12:12 pm

Keep in mind that the camshaft has to work well withthe other parts of the valve train to make it a nice package.

Have the heads been modified?

What are you using for lifters and pushrods?

Mon Mar 17, 2014 12:17 pm

Thanks for the thoughts.
I realize it all has to work well together.
I got a deal on some Hoffman heads (new AMC reworked) with larger valves.

In the end my goal is not a camper special, but something in that direction...
lifters will be from the same place as cam.

I'm more curious about the company at this point as Web Cam has a great reputation and figured I'd like to go to them if possible...

Mon Mar 17, 2014 12:26 pm

If Price is any indicator of quality then the Web-Cam brand would be a good choice! Web Cam Hydraulic Lifters, Type 4 Engines.

Mon Mar 17, 2014 7:04 pm

That would be www.demoscams.com and he is a cam grinder in Georgia

Similar to what we have on the west coast as a well know grinder

www.elgincams.com very well known for 356 camshafts and quite a few others.

Mon Mar 17, 2014 9:48 pm

Thanks!

I did some searching also and just wanted to know if there was any vw-world knowledge or experience with this grinder. I'm not worried...just figure it's always worth a post to ask given all of the aftermarket companies to sort through for given parts.

Tue Mar 18, 2014 8:33 pm

Keep in mind that the Type 4 Store is no longer a Raby company.

I may have designed the combinations and components, but they are no longer known as Raby parts. I have stayed on as a developmental consultant for LN Engineering, but that's all.

Tue Mar 18, 2014 10:09 pm

Cam grinders can re-produce any cam profile that is on the market and it would appear that is what has happened with the Raby 9550 and others.

Tue Mar 18, 2014 10:09 pm

I like the CB Performance cams personally. Have not had personal experience with Web Cams but have heard good things.

http://www.cbperformance.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=2206

Wed Mar 19, 2014 5:45 am

When the T4 Store was purchased 64 cam designs were part of the deal.

Of those about 1/2 were cams that Web had worked with us on and only sold to us, the other 1/2 were my own designs where we created a master that could be ground by anyone, from scratch as we paid to have the profile developed and the master made, or I'd do it myself. A good example of this is all my roller cam profiles hat were developed in house, here.

That said, I reviewed the cam offerings listed on the T4Store and found many Type Os and descrepancies that I have already notified LN about. They are still learning all these parts and getting things up and going in Illinois, and I have been helping them straighten it all out.