# Crane Cams done?????????? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [February 24, 2009, 5:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/crane-cams-done/63573 "2009-02-24T17:32:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![joelster](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joelster/32/7258_2.png) [@joelster](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/joelster)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 5:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/crane-cams-done/63573/1 "2009-02-24T17:32:56Z")
[http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/breakingnews/crane022409.htm](http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/breakingnews/crane022409.htm) YIKES! 56 years, doors closed. ---
**Author:** ![Karter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e480ec/32.png) [@Karter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Karter)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 5:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/crane-cams-done/63573/2 "2009-02-24T17:43:58Z")
:feck: that was my cam of choice ☹ ---
**Author:** ![camarojoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c67d28/32.png) [@camarojoe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/camarojoe)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 5:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/crane-cams-done/63573/3 "2009-02-24T17:57:58Z")
Damn… Not good. ---
**Author:** ![jt76](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jt76/32/5100_2.png) [@jt76](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jt76)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 6:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/crane-cams-done/63573/4 "2009-02-24T18:00:57Z")
:tdown: ---
**Author:** ![Pauly](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pauly/32/7493_2.png) [@Pauly](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pauly)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 6:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/crane-cams-done/63573/5 "2009-02-24T18:19:31Z")
No loss to anyone that bought one of the defective crane products a few years ago Bye bye no tears on my part. except to see an american company going out, that parts sad ---
**Author:** ![joelster](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joelster/32/7258_2.png) [@joelster](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/joelster)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 6:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/crane-cams-done/63573/6 "2009-02-24T18:27:13Z")
They had a good thing going with that Mikronite application. ---
**Author:** ![Pauly](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pauly/32/7493_2.png) [@Pauly](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pauly)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 6:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/crane-cams-done/63573/7 "2009-02-24T18:45:17Z")
The reason they had to hook up with mikronite was because of their soft metal. Why fix the symptom instead of the cause ---
**Author:** ![Studderin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/studderin/32/7197_2.png) [@Studderin](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Studderin)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 7:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/crane-cams-done/63573/8 "2009-02-24T19:28:04Z")
they also did lots of overflow cams for others. ---
**Author:** ![95dime](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/95dime/32/7514_2.png) [@95dime](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/95dime)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2009, 3:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/crane-cams-done/63573/9 "2009-02-25T03:55:54Z")
no cares here…i think them going under was more for bad quality…my buddy lost a 4k motor due to one of their junk cams…all he got was a refund for the cam…and it was through summit and not crane. ---
**Author:** ![traumadog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@traumadog](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/traumadog)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2009, 7:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/crane-cams-done/63573/10 "2009-02-25T19:48:39Z")
Somehow, I don’t think this is the last aftermarket parts company that’ll go under. ---
**Author:** ![Studderin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/studderin/32/7197_2.png) [@Studderin](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Studderin)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2009, 10:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/crane-cams-done/63573/11 "2009-02-25T22:13:16Z")
[http://www.wbko.com/pressreleases/headlines/15559727.html](http://www.wbko.com/pressreleases/headlines/15559727.html) ![http://media.graytvinc.com/images/holley-big.jpg](http://media.graytvinc.com/images/holley-big.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Inn-Tune](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/inn-tune/32/7588_2.png) [@Inn-Tune](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Inn-Tune)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2009, 11:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/crane-cams-done/63573/12 "2009-02-26T11:47:43Z")
> **[REPORT: Legendary speed parts merchant Crane Cams shuttered](https://www.autoblog.com/2009/02/25/report-crane-cams-shuttered/)** > > The automotive aftermarket has been hit hard in recent years, and the latest casualty of the economic downturn is Crane Cams. According to a report by the Florida News Journal, the 56-year-old manufacturer closed its doors yesterday and laid off the... ---
**Author:** ![355firebird](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/355firebird/32/7369_2.png) [@355firebird](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/355firebird)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2009, 6:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/crane-cams-done/63573/13 "2009-02-26T18:39:16Z")
My first cam was a Crane, and it was a damn good one. Good idle, MPG, and throttle response. There are too many cam companies. All have different ways to come up with custom grinds. ---
**Author:** ![Studderin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/studderin/32/7197_2.png) [@Studderin](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Studderin)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2009, 7:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/crane-cams-done/63573/14 "2009-02-26T19:09:13Z")
> [@john madden](#): > > All have different ways to come up with custom grinds. hummm ---
**Author:** ![camarojoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c67d28/32.png) [@camarojoe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/camarojoe)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2009, 3:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/crane-cams-done/63573/15 "2009-03-04T15:05:48Z")
Update: > **[Crane Cams says it plans to reopen after restructuring](http://autoweek.com/article/car-news/crane-cams-says-it-plans-reopen-after-restructuring)** > > Well-known cam shafts company Crane Cams shut down Feb. 24 for restructuring but says it plans to reopen, likely sometime in March.All of the company’s 280 workers were laid off, though about 25 ... ---
**Author:** ![CRX\_SI\_ZC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/crx_si_zc/32/5203_2.png) [@CRX\_SI\_ZC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/CRX_SI_ZC)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2009, 8:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/crane-cams-done/63573/16 "2009-03-04T20:26:25Z")
had a couple in my dohc zetec focus motor…i loved them…is america in a recession?? ---
**Author:** ![91MR2](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/91mr2/32/7217_2.png) [@91MR2](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91MR2)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2009, 9:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/crane-cams-done/63573/17 "2009-03-04T21:15:48Z")
Sad…