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Kelford or Franklins cams

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Hi guys

Just wondering who is better at cam re-grinds
Franklins or Kelfords.OI got an L20B cam to be re-ground for my L18 and want it fairly angry.If anyone else knows what they are up to with these thing let me know
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It's probably half a dozen of one, and six of the other. TBH, I don't like dealing with Kelfords. Something about them rubs me up the wrong way. That being said, a mate of mine was saying apparently they created some new grind for the misti 4g63 that made wicked power with some angles that no-one else seemed to have been able to utilise on thise engines with any degree of success.
I'll be using them again for my next cam. The other mob in CHCH that do cams sold me one that was all wrong for my motor when I first got my blown engine up and running aaaaaages ago. Phil is meant to be a hard out guru of datsun cams. But I don't know if that extends to L series motors.
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have you contacted adrian at franklin cams as i mentioned last sunday??
ive dealt with him before and have had no issues, was recommended by ray whos had many many cams done by him.
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either or.
Adrian is a bit of a datsun/nissan nut
Kelfords quality is just a bit better due to cnc grinders. I've only dealt with kelford before but thats only ever been because they are closest, never had any problems
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ive used mace in chch. was a while ago now tho but i highly recomend them. john skdmrx will know if there still going.
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Twas vern at Mace that sold me a cam with a 106' lober separation for my blown engine. I later learned that it was all wrong for supercharging. No doubt that it would've been good for an Atmo application.
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mint16 wrote:have you contacted adrian at franklin cams as i mentioned last sunday??
ive dealt with him before and have had no issues, was recommended by ray whos had many many cams done by him.

No not yet brendan ,I hadnt forgotten I just wanted to see what other people had used
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btw, i just spotted that you had this thread in the tech & diy conversion info section also, so have deleted it as it had less posts and traffic.
this thread should be moved to tech & diy conversion info section anyway, i havent learnt how to yet haha. :)
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