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Originally Posted by Nobuddy
Plus there is CWC, the foundry that manufacturers the cast cores used by CMC. CWC is owned by Textron who is owned by Kautex. Kautex is global and does a lot of OEM work so I expect old Pontiac or any aftermarket inventory is not their first priority. But that is just cast cores, no idea who all makes billet cores for rollers.
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Thanks for sharing this. It's interesting to see the back stories.
A look at the CWC foundry site (
here) makes me wonder why they can't deliver cores. They seem huge - 60,000 cams/week! What do you think is the annual market for cast Pontiac cams?
I can understand a small custom grinder diverting resources to more profitable markets but it's hard to believe the foundry would completely shut off a larger customer like CMC. But I guess they did!
I chuckled over this statement by CWC: "We make approximately 5 million flame-hardened camshafts annually and have never had a failure in the field."