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Looking at "cam degreeing" on youtube... What a pain in the ***...
What the heck, man?
I looked at several videos online and it sure looks like a pisser. I guess to do this I'll need some "kit" or else I'll need to piece something together. The videos I watched didn't show what to do IF the timing set was innacurate. I have the ONE bolt cam setup with the single dowel.
So what happens? If you need to correct the timing, are you supposed to oval out the dowel hole and cram a crescent in the open side? What holds it in? The single bolt is the only thing that holds the cam sprocket in place.
I have an Edelbrock timing set that has a hole for the dowel. I've seen others that have a slot. I suppose that the slot type means you are SOL for making any corrections??
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Not that I am going to totally dismiss the idea, but how often are mistakes found? In all the magazine articles I've read, about half actually degreed the cam. OF THOSE, I cannot recall any of them mentioning that they found an error and had to correct it. There MUST be a reason for doing this, so I'm still planning on doing it. I just wish I had someone nearby to help me make sense of it.
What the heck, man?
I looked at several videos online and it sure looks like a pisser. I guess to do this I'll need some "kit" or else I'll need to piece something together. The videos I watched didn't show what to do IF the timing set was innacurate. I have the ONE bolt cam setup with the single dowel.
So what happens? If you need to correct the timing, are you supposed to oval out the dowel hole and cram a crescent in the open side? What holds it in? The single bolt is the only thing that holds the cam sprocket in place.
I have an Edelbrock timing set that has a hole for the dowel. I've seen others that have a slot. I suppose that the slot type means you are SOL for making any corrections??
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Not that I am going to totally dismiss the idea, but how often are mistakes found? In all the magazine articles I've read, about half actually degreed the cam. OF THOSE, I cannot recall any of them mentioning that they found an error and had to correct it. There MUST be a reason for doing this, so I'm still planning on doing it. I just wish I had someone nearby to help me make sense of it.