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Re: Degree cam

To: TIGEROOTES@aol.com, tigers@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Degree cam
From: Bob Palmer <rpalmer@ames.ucsd.edu>
Date: Sun, 17 Oct 1999 18:41:11 -0700
Jim,

Do I understand correctly that you found that TDC was NOT exactly 90 
degrees apart for the eight pistons?? I must admit I never would have even 
thought to check this. Finding TDC for #1 is all the further I've ever 
taken it.

Bob

At 07:05 PM 10/17/99 -0400, TIGEROOTES@aol.com wrote:
>Tim and Chris,
>     I degreed my cam in my hypo 289 a few years back and I was amazed by the
>inaccuracy of the crankshaft, so I used an average crankshaft TDC to go from.
>  When I tried to set the cam to the cam grinder's specs, I couldn't get it
>close.  I finally determined the aftermarket non-name-brand timing set had
>its keyways miscut by 7 degrees (14 crank degrees) putting my cam in
>"funny-car-territory"!  I bought a name brand set, and it was spot-on.
>Jim Leach,  Seattle

Robert L. Palmer
UCSD, Dept. of AMES
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760-599-9927 (h)
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