Thanks to BangShifter Troy Kellas we have been informed of what has to be the most expensive camshaft/lifters/pushrods ad on eBay. This authentic and rare Pontiac Ram Air V cam is listed for $5,000. The Ram Air V engine is the Holy Grail of Pontiac horsepower making in so many ways. The tunnel port heads, special intake manifold and exhaust, and the list goes on. Designed as race engines they were not really intended to have street manners, but this camshaft provides a wrinkle to that story. This General Kenetics ground cam is claimed to have been specified to allow for street driving with less radical lift and duration than the otherwise rowdy race camshaft that would have been in the engine.
We get that this thing is like one of none, we get that if you are a diehard Pontiac fan this camshaft has special meaning but is there really anyone out there who loves Pontiacs enough to throw down five freaking thousands dollars for this thing? It is exactly what the seller claims in the fact that it’s NOS stuff, it has never been run, it is still basically wrapped is some cosmoline looking stuff, etc.
It’s just huge dollars and for what? To tame down your Ram Air V engine? Don’t get us wrong. This is a cool piece of muscle car and specifically Pontiac history but man, $5,000 is wild.
eBay: Check out this listing for a real deal, never run, Ram Air V camshaft…bring money
If just ONE other person in this whole wide world agrees that it’s worth $5,000, then we have a deal. A GOOD DEAL is when both buyer and seller are satisfied.
That’s disgusting. Shame on anyone paying this price. It is greed like this that is putting our hobby totally out of reach for the average enthusiast.
RA V parts are not for the most hard core Pontiac guys. I’m not one of them but chances are some will pony up for it.
Why would you want to be a part of that side of the industry if money is a concern? You can pay for an entire turbo LS swap with that money and have cash leftover to cruise for a burger and beer and absolutely wax the guy that bought that stupid cam.
That’s nutty. Wouldn’t 5k be enough to have custom cores made for odd engines and have them ground to whatever you want? Seems odd someone would want this part that will never be seen if they actually use it. Maybe it’s for decoration!
I have an NOS factory blueprinted cam for a 318 that a Dodge dealership mechanic friend of mine gave me for free. Wonder what I can get for that? Offers??
Pretty pathetic that you have to stoop to this level to get people to come to your website. Very sad! Maybe you can take some candy from a baby next. Lol!