looks like crane is history.

http://www.competitionplus.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9278&Itemid=6

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=337771

Kenny  Onalaska, Texas

Bummer! 

   God Bless.   Tim                           http://yblockguy.com/

350ci Y-Block FED "Elwood", 301ci Y-Block Unibody LSR "Jake", 312ci Y-Block '58 F-100, 338ci Y-Block powered Model A Tudor

tim@yblockguy.com  Visalia, California    Just west of the Sequoias

The first ever aftermarket performance cam I purchased was a Crane Cam.  Went into a 406 FE and was indeed stout and to a large degree, set me on the path I’m on today.  Although Crane Cams has been suffering for awhile and more so since being taken over by Mikronite Corp., still hate to see them close up shop.

Lorena, Texas (South of Waco)

I'm running a Crane in the Hurricane, but it is an old one from when Harvey Crane was still running the business.  Zero wear issues after several seasons.  Hate to see business have to call it quits.

John - "The Hoosier Hurricane"

Friend of mine was the chief engineer a few years ago. I'll try to track him down and see what happened.

Frank/Rebop

Bristol, In ( by Elkhart) 

I wonder if they have any blanks left over that our group could use, like Y, both '54 and later, Lincoln 368 or 430?  If an individual or a cam company could buy them, it would beat seeing them scrapped.  Oh yeah, how about Y lifters?

John - "The Hoosier Hurricane"

The demise of Crane is typical of today's economic situation. Companies bought out other companies and became highly leveraged gambling on inflation to make the deal work. Throughout economic history, gambling on inflation to negate debt hasn't worked for very long. I was on the loan committee on a bank during the boom in Texas in the early 80's and then the bust in the late 80's. We were one of the banks that survived because we were cautious about letting customers getting over leveraged. The thing we have now is bigger than Texas. It involves the whole world. I have fears we have only seen the beginning of horrors.

Kenneth

Fredricksburg, Texas

This is not y-block related but, I got a crane cam in a trade that I don't have a clue what it is other than it is supposed to be for a Ford small block.  On the nose it has SS 322 NC and on the other end it has V4678.  I tried calling Crane but like my luck usually runs  I'm a day or so too late.  Does anybody have any literature or know where I could go to tell if it's hydraulic or solid, roller or flat?  Lift, duration, lobe separation and timing events would be nice to know too.  Thanks.

Butch

Butch Lawson

Manchester,  TN

Thanks Cereal Killer but I tried that already.  There isn't any info there that helps me.  I tried calling there phone number and even took a long shot and tried faxing them, hoping that there might still be somebody there that would fax me back but I got no reply.

Butch

Butch Lawson

Manchester,  TN

Butch:

My catalog says that cam fits 221-302 Ford.

Intake timing 54-88, exhaust timing 88-54, advertised duration 322, duration @.050-252, clearance .022 intake and .026 exhaust (obviously solid lifter cam), lift .526.  Centerline not given, but it looks to me like 107 degrees.  Ted?  Help here.  Street/strip cam with fair idle.

John - "The Hoosier Hurricane"