Right on the money Dr. Hess.
Employee owned means the company is entirely private. There are no public stocks, the employees are the actual owners.
Right on the money Dr. Hess.
Employee owned means the company is entirely private. There are no public stocks, the employees are the actual owners.
Kramer wrote: There's still a lot of value in the name Crane. I'm surprised someone doesn't buy the name.
The day ain't over yet.
Perhaps their failure lies in their inability to make a successful cam upgrade for the RX-8. 
(For the humor impaired, that's a joke.)
[Edited for coherence.]
carguy123 wrote: That IS true. While you can change the cams very few stock ecus can be modified easily enough by the shadetree tuner to make it worth the while to do it, hence fewer cam sales.
Modern cars are difficult enough to install cams that the shadetree guy can't/won't do it anyway. (Ever change a cam in an LS motor? Me neither. Step 1: drop oil pan, since the oil pump and therefore pickup are attached to the front cover. Step 0.5 is often remove engine)
This doesn't mean nobody buys them.
billy3esq wrote: Perhaps their failure lies in the ability to make a successful cam upgrade for the RX-8.
i had lulz
http://speedtalk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=15210
Dr. Hess,
Allow me to shorten your paragraph a bit:
The country has endured two generations of MBA's practicing a 'me, me, me' cut-throat philosophy, that effectively has taken the country and it's future down the drain.
Politics and Economics aside, they've got a really nice dyno room at the facility here in town. It's a shame to see them close.
Crane Cams says it plans to reopen after restructuring By GREG MIGLIORE A picture of Crane Cams says it could reopen in 30 days. Crane Cams says it could reopen in 30 days.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 remain to work on military contracts. The closure was in response to the global economic problems, said vice president Steve Leva. He said the Daytona Beach, Fla., company planned to reopen in as soon as a week, or it may take up to 30 days. Crane’s parts have become synonymous with performance and have been used by A. J. Foyt, the Wood Brothers, Bill Elliott, Richard Petty and many other well-known drivers. The 56-year-old company first made a splash at the 1961 NHRA nationals, when a dragster using Crane roller cams was piloted by “Sneaky” Pete Robinson to the Top Eliminator award, breaking records and upsetting more-established competitors in the process. Robinson’s success helped the company gain recognition throughout the 1960s as racing grew and the Detroit automakers thrived. In late 2006, Crane was acquired by Mikronite Technologies Group Inc., and Leva said $18 million has been invested in equipment since the acquisition. Earlier this week, the Daytona Beach News-Journal reported that Crane was closing, though more details were not available at that time. Reply With Quote
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