I haven't degreed a cam for 15 years and I need to do it again (on a new engine build). I discovered that the last cam I installed I had 4˚ advance built-in. I live at 7k' and the engine only has 8.5CR so the tech suggested I advance the cam 2˚ over the figure in the cam-card. Well, to do what he told me required me to retard the cam 2˚ to satisfy the figure on the cam-card. Meanwhile, all the guys at sea-level would've just set it "straight- up" and been 2˚ advanced over me! That has always bothered me (even though the car does drive real nice). I don't think about chain-stretch because that engine has a gear-drive. I hope I can figure out what the tech really meant when he said to "advance the cam 2˚ over the cam-card"! Should I have set it @ 9˚ BTDC?? haha!!
welcome to the site ..... this is the introduction section ( read the sticky ) once a proper introduction has been made, you than can post your needs and requests in another section on the board .... once again, welcome
Ya, I've introduced myself by degrees. The subject of my introduction is what has brought me here. Notice that I did not ask any questions… just where I'm at relative to this scene. Thanks for the welcome, mate! I'm just looking around. This is a very cool forum!
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