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Old Feb 22, 2018 | 05:29 PM
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Has anyone been in contact with Martin lately? Need him to do a cam and called but his voicemail box is full and it said his email address is incorrect
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He seems to have vanished. It's a loss if he's out of the game now.
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Old Feb 22, 2018 | 08:55 PM
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Bullet cams. Tried Martin a couple times. He's very smart but not the best about communicating.
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Old Feb 22, 2018 | 10:19 PM
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He just spec’d me a cam. We talked and I had the cam within 7 days. I had him spec my previous cam which worked awesome and got my low 10 second car down to 9.60s! He sometimes takes a while to return your emails or phone calls but I think he is worth the wait!
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He just spec’d me a cam. We talked and I had the cam within 7 days. I had him spec my previous cam which worked awesome and got my low 10 second car down to 9.60s! He sometimes takes a while to return your emails or phone calls but I think he is worth the wait!
If you don't mind could you PM me his email and phone number you used?
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Yep Martin is really good dude just shifted gears lately in life. If you can’t get ahold of him I’d just go directly to Cam motion. I’m sure they can get you a Cam right in the same ballpark. They do grind all Martins cams.
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Just got off the phone with him. He talked to me for 40 mins about my combo and took his time to explain everything. Great to be able to talk to somebody about your setup and not feel rushed!
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Good! I'm glad to know he's still in the game. He is really cool
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I also didn't feel pretty confident in the pit of my stomach to order parts at him, bec of stability in conversation and he has no real shop online...

I know he is busy and has lotsa do now, I believe him, there might be no need for to stay here or make his own shop to gain money, but with the age of 44 i have a little feeling, if things won't work correctly, as they should be, especially in regards to send 5 grand to nowhere and nothing in hands, that makes me the most nervous here...

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Martin did my last cam and it was awesome. Talked to him about my new setup for about 30 minutes one day. Told him I would be in contact when I was ready to order. Called about 2 weeks later, and nothing. Even left a voicemail. Emailed him, messages him on fb, and emailed him. Still haven’t heard back. But I got with Steve at cam motion(speedtiger on here) and I had everything I needed within a week.
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I tried to get ahold of him about a week ago still nothing back, kinda sucks because hes a helpful cool guy.
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I had Martin spec a cam for me quite some time ago. It seems there was only one time when I called him that he actually answered the phone. He seems to take awhile to call back sometimes as well. Emailing him is pretty much hit or miss also,BUT I will say this about Martin. He will give you all the time you need with him on the phone answering anything and everthing you want or need to know about the camshaft he is designing for you. He made me feel very comfortable with my desicision to order from him and not a cookie cutter type outfit. If anyone is looking for someone to spec a camshaft for their ride you won't be disapointed with the end product, you just can't be in a hurry.
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Old Mar 30, 2018 | 08:07 AM
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Cam Motion, done. Not sure why ANYONE would chase someone trying to give them money??
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Old Mar 31, 2018 | 04:08 AM
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Yeah, cam motion is my first choice in 8620 core, but Martin has it's right to earn some bucks, its his profile he spected...

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