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Degreeing my cams and my left intake is late 12*
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<blockquote data-quote="Happster" data-source="post: 16285494" data-attributes="member: 76076"><p>Got 3 of 4 cams dialed in nicely. Left side CIL 114.25 and ECL 117.5. Whoever said you grind the key .006 for every degree that you need at the crank was spot on. Right ECL spot on at 118 and the intake was also 118 pregrind. Need to advance that 4 degrees by taking off .024 from the key. Struggled with the dial indicator and finally broke down and bought the $10 extension set and the $8 tip set. If you're doing it in the car, this is a must. Setting aside the nightmarish set up times, I was getting inconsistent readings and losing 0 at peak. A couple more tips to readers for the modular Ford DOHC degreeing...never turn counterclockwise, even a little. The slag in the chains and the tensioner creates false/inconsistent readings. Also, after you adjust the primary gear, turn it over a couple of times. I found it takes time for the chains to settle before the adjustment shows up. And finally, make sure your degreeing wheel isn't slipping off TDC. .the washers that came with my Summit were not machined very well...the wheel could spin with the crank bolt torqued down. Learned that the hard way too, after thinking I had my left cams good to go.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Happster, post: 16285494, member: 76076"] Got 3 of 4 cams dialed in nicely. Left side CIL 114.25 and ECL 117.5. Whoever said you grind the key .006 for every degree that you need at the crank was spot on. Right ECL spot on at 118 and the intake was also 118 pregrind. Need to advance that 4 degrees by taking off .024 from the key. Struggled with the dial indicator and finally broke down and bought the $10 extension set and the $8 tip set. If you're doing it in the car, this is a must. Setting aside the nightmarish set up times, I was getting inconsistent readings and losing 0 at peak. A couple more tips to readers for the modular Ford DOHC degreeing...never turn counterclockwise, even a little. The slag in the chains and the tensioner creates false/inconsistent readings. Also, after you adjust the primary gear, turn it over a couple of times. I found it takes time for the chains to settle before the adjustment shows up. And finally, make sure your degreeing wheel isn't slipping off TDC. .the washers that came with my Summit were not machined very well...the wheel could spin with the crank bolt torqued down. Learned that the hard way too, after thinking I had my left cams good to go. [/QUOTE]
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