I guess you'll have to ask yourself how likely you are to pull the
radiator, pulleys, & etc, to change the cam timing after you have it
running again. Methinks you can buy quite a few keys for $200.
Cheers,
CR
Larry Colen wrote:
> The new cam for my supercharged motor will need to be offset 5
> degrees. There are two options, an offset key for about $15 or a
> vernier timing guage for about $200.
>
> The cam was ground by Elgin, so I would expect that the timing on it
> would be exactly 5 degrees offset rather than +/- a skosh. So, I'd
> pretty much expect that everything will be just fine and dandy. On the
> other hand, if I do it with a key, then I can't change or fine tune
> the cam timing without ordering another key etc. I'm also putting
> together a big order to take advantage of the discount so if I'm going
> to buy the expensive vernier gear, I should do it now.
|