Yes, exactly why it was ground that way. My cam from Crane for the 390 had 4º ground into it. Helps out bottem end power quite a bit
That is deliberate. Comp High Energy and Magnum cams are ground 4 degrees advanced for better low-end. They are not "off" 4-degrees...
always!!! to much money to be playing with and it only takes a few minutes.I have had a valve go through a piston because of not doing it Like shadowmaster said cam was ground at 4 and the timing chain was off 4 witch set me 8 degrees and in a 289 with 12.5 to 1 pistons and a .556 lift cam you don't have that much room
Why is it that 5 to 10 minutes of (extra) work can cause such a big debate? Who doesn't build a motor to get all they can for the money that was invested? Degree your cam! It isn't even as hard as adjusting your rockers but you do adjust your rockers, right. As always just my .02 Bossmav
I will agree with TL and a couple others...If you are really trying to grab every last point of HP/Torque, I would (like I will on my next cam). But on my first and only cam swap so far, I just lined the dots up. It was a mild-moderate cam, and I was just looking for a little boost on my stock rotating assembly. Next time I will be looking for power and will most likely degree it...
I always degree each cam I install. It's really not an option as far as I am concerned. As a late great friend of mine used to say, "It's all just s**t in a box until you prove otherwise".
That's fine until you run into one where the timing chain is off or the cam's dowel pin is not exactly where it needs to be. A friend of mine had to fix a kid's Mustang that would not run after a new set of heads and cam were installed. One of the first things he did was hang a degree wheel on it. Sure enough, the dots were lined up as they should have been but the cam was 17 degrees retarded. Wouldn't run because each exhaust valve was bent.
I've been lucky. I've always degree'd them, but they've always been spot on. Always check in my opinion, my time is free to me.
Bought the generic Summit degree kit. It's handy to have around. So answer: yes, always. It's a good habit to get into.
I am sure some part of this question may be stupid, but I need the info so hopefully it doesn't sound too dumb. Does any company make a crank shaft socket for small block Fords that has the degree wheel attachment? They make them for Chevys, but Jeg's didn't have anything for the Ford. Thank you.
I've never seen one myself (that doesn't mean much, btw). I'm intrigued. A regular cam degreeing kit won't get you there? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Tric...76594QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW#ebayphotohosting
