JC Whitney Cam specs

[miniT2]

Hello. I have an 1835 engine in my street buggy. It has a cam from JC Whitney from the mid to late 70's. If my memory is correct, the grind was 286 duration and 410 lift. Does anyone have an old catalog or can cross reference the grind to a brand and part?

The engine has stock DP with 44IDFs. It goes like stink if you spin it...I'm thinking I'd like more low end.

[vwracerdave]

JC Whitney did not grind cams, they just re-packaged and sold somebody else's cams. It could be a reground stock cam. My guess it is an Engle W-110

I'm guessing the 44 IDF's are too big. If you want more bottom HP you may need smaller carbs or at least smaller venturies in the 44's
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[NJ John]

I always thought they were Scat cams. I installed a few back in the day.

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[miniT2]

Thanks! That's exactly what I was looking for. I have the Super Street Eliminator and my memory is not as bad as I feared.

[&Dan]

Sheeesh...I recall well the day the reground crank/bearing combo from JCWhitney showed up, after the crank in my old 40-horse snapped in half, circa 1981.
That's where you got parts if you lived in, say, South Dakota.
Filled out the order form, sent a money order, waited a month.
Mem-o-ries...

[Bonesberg55]

I remember getting a reground crank with bearings from JCW for $39.95 for my 40 hp in 1975.

[madmike]

I warned a guy about buying a 'Cheap' CW crank from J.C, witless, he didn't listen ,It became a two piece a month after the build
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[BFB]

I used to love looking at those catalogs
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[Alstrup]

Looks suspiciusly like Scat profiles judging from the duration/lift numbers.
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[Rickf1985]

ah, Seeing that page brings back memories!!!! Everything in that catalog added horsepower, and I mean EVERYTHING, They swore by it.

[Bonesberg55]

Its too bad that W & Company evolved into a glorified chain-type store that sells wiper blades and air fresheners.

[nextgen]

I just enjoyed looking at the prices in the photo. Browsing there catalog was a real trip.
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[Clatter]

My Dad used to get the Whitney catalog.
It was always kind of a joke even back then.
Snake oil and low prices; carnival barker salesmanship.

Can remember being like 12 years old and looking at those very items.
Thinking how one day I'm going to build me a fast bug with all the cool stuff...
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[nextgen]

One of my favorites was the Wolf whistle, that worked off the intake suction of the manifolds. You pull a string from low to high. Pass some girls and do the Whistle. Or just come up to a car at red light and slowly raises the volume ,,, The people in the car next to you goes nuts trying to figure were the whistle was from.
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[NJ John]

I wish I had ordered some of those horizontal sweep gauges.
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1973 standard, yellow, lowered, 3” narrowed front, 1600 blo-thru turbo w/single dell 15.4@86, so far
11.41 et buggy. Long gone
Let’s go O’s! Let’s go O’s!
https://www.youtube.com/@AirSpooledGarage

[Rickf1985]

They certainly could pack a ton of crap on each page. And this was LONG before Chinese junk was here. This was good old fashioned Made in USA junk.

And there is not one of you out there that did not buy something from them, we all did. If you say you didn't then you are lying or you grew up under a rock and never had a car or a mailbox!

[madmike]

3rd & 4 th close ratio gears ,Didn't last the weekend at the Dunes stripped them
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Rail Buggy 1915 turbo
76 Drag/Street bug 2180cc 'Turbo' 11:85 @113 mph"If I go any faster I'll burn up the Hamster" ,gets 28 mpg. also 10/09/22 11.90 @115 mph
"If I'm ever on Life Support,UNPLUG Me, Then Plug me back In see if that Works"

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[Alstrup]

I never did. I was always a Veedub parts guy until they tried to hose me, then SCS, Scat and CB
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