Crane Cams as we knew it is a goner as noted in various recent auto publications and business periodicals. Staff left go from the Hallandale, FL site, machinery moved out, etc. Seems that the buyer will only do bike engine parts now.
Good if a few people at Ford Racing can provide their side of the story. It will likely have a lot to do with overall streetability. Face it, a hydro roller cam with Ford lifters, spyder, link bars is rpm limited to about 6K or a bit beyond anyway due to a heavy valve train and the max hp curve of the grinds coming it at that rpm too. They likely long ago decided that giving up any low end torque with a dual pattern wasn't what most wanted. And for many they were correct as Ford Racing did sell a ton of the B series cams in the 5.0's heyday years.
Think of it this way too: a single plane intake on the street also gives up much low hp (in stock bore stroke 302's and 351's, big strokers not included) compared to a dual plane yet almost always add a fair amount of top end hp. Depends on one's needs.
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