If you own or build a reverse rotation Buick/Olds 215 V8, you already know the truth:
These engines depend on parts that are no longer being reproduced… and they are getting harder to find every year.
Richard Payne and I have been working diligently behind the scenes to locate a machine shop willing to produce new reverse rotation camshaft gears and matching brass distributor gears—critical components that many of us simply cannot source anymore.
Earlier, the only option we located was a shop willing to cut gears at $1,999 per set, with no minimum order.
Now, we’ve found a second manufacturer offering a much more affordable path:
✅ Approximately $400 per set + shipping
⚠️ Minimum order: 10 sets
Once these are gone, there is no guarantee another production run will happen.
If you have an upcoming build—or even if you simply want a spare set while they still exist—now is the time to act.
Please email me as soon as possible so we can reach the minimum order.
If anyone has:
An unused/spare reverse rotation gear set for sale
Reverse rotation camshafts
Or the holy grail — a camshaft blank
…please reach out. We are very interested.
Thanks in advance, and let’s keep these rare reverse rotation engines alive and running for years to come.
Dean Gemberling