I have looked over Raughhammer's site and it makes a little sense. Does anyone have any other sites showing this? I wanna do this when I put my T1 in <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />

 

just put it straight in. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" /> remember Some cams already come a few degrees advanced or retarded from where you buy them.(so I read in a few posts)but then again I may be wrong.

 

Could someone give a little in depth as to why to degree a cam? How to do it properly? And dot-to dot is just throwing that sucker in there right?

When i watch hot rod TV they make it sooo easy. Now we are going to degree the cam, boom boom bada-bing, and its done. And i'm just sitting there like WTF did i just see??

This is the only part of the installation that is a little foggy to me.

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Here is a good description of how to degree a cam.

http://www.cranecams.com/instruction...ing/degree.htm

If you are using the stock timing setup, degreeing your cam is basically a waste of your time... unless you just want to see if it is correct. Just go dot to dot.

If you are going with an adjustable timing set, degreeing your cam is a must after installation.

You degree your cam to ensure that you are getting the proper valve timing and lift that your cam promises. Typically, your cam is going to be right on.

 

NoGo.... you can't degree a cam UNLESS you have an adjustable timing chain.

 

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by StevieZ:
<strong>NoGo.... you can't degree a cam UNLESS you have an adjustable timing chain.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Degreeing your cam is simply taking measurements as to how the cam is timing and lifting the valves. You can still degree your cam with a stock setup, you just can't change the timing.

You need an adjustable timing chain set to adjust your cam timing not degree it.

 

While we're on the subject, does anyone know if the T1 has an advance already ground in?

 

You will probably make more power with the cam installed straightup versus 4 degrees advanced.

Tim

 

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by RPM WS6:
<strong>Yes, B1s and T1s have 4 degrees of advance ground in. At least the new comp ones do, I'm not sure if the old Lunati ones did though...</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">That's what I thought. Thanks.

 

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by J'sRamAir:
<strong>While we're on the subject, does anyone know if the T1 has an advance already ground in?</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Yes, B1s and T1s have 4 degrees of advance ground in. At least the new comp ones do, I’m not sure if the old Lunati ones did though...