should i degree my cam? 408
09-23-2007, 10:36 PM
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should i degree my cam? 408 I built a 408iron for my camaro, 4" stroke 4.030 bore, balanced callies internals, with -1.8cc flat tops, .040" compressed gaskets. using ported l92 heads shaved to 68cc combustion chambers im lookin at about 11.5:1 compression. all this trough a 90mmtb l76 intake.
The cam i have for it is a 249/256 .615/.623 - 110 lsa.
I want to make the most power up top. should i just install it straight up or should i retard it 2? im thinking the intake is gonna be my restriction past 6300rpm. what do you all think?
car is a 6 speed w/3.73's
The cam i have for it is a 249/256 .615/.623 - 110 lsa.
I want to make the most power up top. should i just install it straight up or should i retard it 2? im thinking the intake is gonna be my restriction past 6300rpm. what do you all think?
car is a 6 speed w/3.73's
09-24-2007, 12:43 PM
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if you care about how your car performs, you'll degree it. its easy to be off alot one way or the other when "lining up the dots," and some cams are slightly different than the manufacturer intended
09-24-2007, 01:42 PM
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Unless you have an adjustable timing set you can't degree it anyway. I mean you can degree it but that'd just tell you if the cam is cut correctly.
I got mine from LGM and they told me the don't bother degreeing their cams anymore... their quality from COMP has been excellent.
I put mine in dot/dot and made the numbers in my sig.
I got mine from LGM and they told me the don't bother degreeing their cams anymore... their quality from COMP has been excellent.
I put mine in dot/dot and made the numbers in my sig.
09-24-2007, 02:59 PM
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Comp Cams ground my cam and Thunder Racing put it on their Cam Doctor....it was ground just as it was supposed to be. However, upon checking the cam in the engine, the ICL was at 111 when installed dot-to-dot and needed to be at 107. I have an adjustable timing chain, so it wasn't an issue to adjust it.
I don't have a recommendation on how to install your cam...I would think whoever spec'd your cam would tell you how they intended for it to be installed. I will say that in general, advancing the cam will sacrifice a small amount of topend for better torque in the low and midrange.
I don't have a recommendation on how to install your cam...I would think whoever spec'd your cam would tell you how they intended for it to be installed. I will say that in general, advancing the cam will sacrifice a small amount of topend for better torque in the low and midrange.
