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Old Dec 17, 2007 | 11:32 AM
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Question Brian Crower Cams - How do they compare to cams twice the price???

I'm thinking about some Brian crowers 272's for my DD 03 Evo VIII.

For the price they seam awesome. Can anyone really justify spending over $600 for a set of cams from companies such as HKS, Cosworth and Jun when you can get the Brian Crower's from $307 (lowest I've seen them for)??

Where is your money going if you opted for cams from HKS, Cosworth or Jun, Tomei, etc? Is it just the name your paying for or are the cams better it thn Brian Crower in terms of, material grade, manufactures process, strength, wear characteristics, quality of finish, better lobe profiles, proven performance gains, hours of R&D....etc?

I'm going to buy Brian Crower's if there is really no justification spending more than double on a pair of cams from another company.
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Old Dec 17, 2007 | 11:34 AM
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I don't know detailed comparisons, but I ran them for almost 20k miles and loved them.
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Old Dec 17, 2007 | 12:24 PM
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This is the reason I got them. They have very similar specs to the HKS grind and they are half the price. I'll let you know how i like them once I get them in and tuned.
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Old Dec 17, 2007 | 12:28 PM
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from what i understand they are regrinds. but i guess as long as the quality is good they should be just fine.
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Old Dec 17, 2007 | 01:11 PM
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It's looking good for the BC's! Is anyone going to stick up for the expensive cams?!!
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Old Dec 17, 2007 | 01:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Addicted4Life
I don't know detailed comparisons, but I ran them for almost 20k miles and loved them.
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from what i understand they are regrinds. but i guess as long as the quality is good they should be just fine.
The old ones were re-grinds, the new ones aren't
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Old Dec 17, 2007 | 02:05 PM
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No regrinds on the new cams... they offer vey nice spring/retainor packages w their cams
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Old Dec 17, 2007 | 02:08 PM
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Nope not regrinds brand new. Ive had them in for 30k+ now and love them
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Old Dec 17, 2007 | 02:32 PM
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I have the BC 280s, got big gains over 264/272 combo!!

I like these cams alot...
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