[Cliff R]

A little over a year ago, we attempted to get CMC to reproduce the WG-5059 camshafts for Pontiac engines. I was given a direct contact number to a representative from that company. After many left calls and attempts to get a live person on the phone, I gave up on the idea. They must be "fat, dumb and happy" at CMC, because they don't even have the intiative to try to drum up any new business. They had no idea if I wanted 10, or 10,000 of those cams produced? Not a single phone call was ever returned to us. That sort of attitude by an American Company doesn't surprise me at all. I run into it ALL THE TIME trying to get parts made. Some woln't even talk to you at all, and hang up on you unless you want at least 10,000 pieces a month.

Cripe, I can go offshore, the Chinese will make 100 of anything I want, at a tenth the price of any American Company!....FWIW......Cliff

[Curly Joe]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ponti...Q5fAccessories

[Johnny406]

Originally Posted by Cliff R

A little over a year ago, we attempted to get CMC to reproduce the WG-5059 camshafts for Pontiac engines. I was given a direct contact number to a representative from that company. After many left calls and attempts to get a live person on the phone, I gave up on the idea. They must be "fat, dumb and happy" at CMC, because they don't even have the intiative to try to drum up any new business. They had no idea if I wanted 10, or 10,000 of those cams produced? Not a single phone call was ever returned to us. That sort of attitude by an American Company doesn't surprise me at all. I run into it ALL THE TIME trying to get parts made. Some woln't even talk to you at all, and hang up on you unless you want at least 10,000 pieces a month.

Cripe, I can go offshore, the Chinese will make 100 of anything I want, at a tenth the price of any American Company!....FWIW......Cliff

I was thinking about asking Lanier Henry who is a part owner/partner (or damn good friends etc) with Schneider Racing Cams. They are grinding me a cam now FWIW...

[2manyT/A'S]

Originally Posted by Cliff R

A little over a year ago, we attempted to get CMC to reproduce the WG-5059 camshafts for Pontiac engines. I was given a direct contact number to a representative from that company. After many left calls and attempts to get a live person on the phone, I gave up on the idea. They must be "fat, dumb and happy" at CMC, because they don't even have the intiative to try to drum up any new business. They had no idea if I wanted 10, or 10,000 of those cams produced? Not a single phone call was ever returned to us. That sort of attitude by an American Company doesn't surprise me at all. I run into it ALL THE TIME trying to get parts made. Some woln't even talk to you at all, and hang up on you unless you want at least 10,000 pieces a month.

Cripe, I can go offshore, the Chinese will make 100 of anything I want, at a tenth the price of any American Company!....FWIW......Cliff

GREAT THREAD! VERY informative.

Always wondered what CMC- CWC meant.

Fat,Dumb & Happy! (I'm going to use that one)

Is it just my imagination,or is there ALOT of that going around these days?

Has every successful/established business in the country assumed that attitude?