Hi

I'm wondering how many of you have actually degreed you cams during install. Also, please advice simplest method of doing it.

Thanks

 

Most aftermarket cams now a days are indexed properly so it really is not necessary. Stock is a different story, many are saying they are not indexed right.

 

Hi

Thanks for the reply..

However, If you wanna degree the cams, how would you do it?

thanks
Ben

 

You would need to attach a degree wheel to the crank, and you would need to set up a dial indicator on the #1 cylinder intake and exhaust valves.

You'd then remove the plugs and turn the crank with a breaker bar, noting the valve events as they occur with respect to the degree wheel.

 

Is there any way of doing this without taking the motor out?

 

To TED B:
This is a question about you 280 cam, if you don't mind.
It was very impressive how you made the adjustment to
improve Torque . Could you explain how you do this? By
adjusting the cam gear only?
Thanks

 

To all:

Sorry about the off topic question.

 

No need to pull the engine out.

 

Hi

Can you pls explain how to zero the cams w/o taking the engine out? I was under the impression that you'll have problems fitting the degree wheel.

Thanks

 

Thats cool.

I'll like to know too.

 

Don't know the specifics, but all cars down here get zeroed in before cam adjustments and in all cases the crankshaft degree wheel fit in fine. Just need to remove the serpentine belt and tensioner, then the crankshaft bolt with an impact wrench. I can't comment too much as the tuner is very secretive to his procedure and final settings. In fact I don't know where the 0,0 in my cams is at, but I know all cars have different tolerances since he's using similar timmings in the cars and the cam gears rest at different degrees.

-jic