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Quick cam setup help?
Hi all.
Can anyone help me with a method to quickly setup the cam timing on the below cam chart.
( i have no experience with cam timing - or a dial gauge)
Shouldn't it be as relatively simple as setting the crank at 20deg BTDC as the inlet lifts for the intake stroke?
Even if its not 100% spot on for now.
Have some friends comin over tonight and my mech friend was unable to get to me last night :-(
Sorry i can't upload a pic!!?? so it's here:
http://members.westnet.com.au/daz_f/pic.htm
Thanks for any help.
Darren.
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Re:Quick cam setup help?
2012/06/02 15:25:49
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This may help - Vulcan Engineering How to dial in camshaft
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJXKzaq_5GU
http://www.turbosport.co.uk/showthread.php?153027-Dialing-in-a-Pinto-cam
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2012/06/02 16:33:32
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Hey matt.
I have seen the video - it's not quite as simple as i would like - and again i don't have a dial.
My biggest prob is not being familiar with reading cam cards.
Again - i don't see why this needs to be any more complicated than if the inlet opens 20deg btdc then i should be able to set using this shouldn't i?
Are these crank degrees or cam degrees?
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Try this Turbosport link
http://www.turbosport.co.uk/showthread.php?153027-Dialing-in-a-Pinto-cam
as it discusses the 2 ways of dialing in a cam.
I also have this from Isky cams which should help you out -
http://www.iskycams.com/degreeing.html
I haven't done this for a long time but someone else I am sure will be of more help.
Out of interest, what cam is it?
Cheers,
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Turn the card over. That info is useless
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Turn the card over. That info is useless
Hi Spigot.
Unfortunately the only thing on the back of that card is the running in instructions.
I think it's sorted.
I checke the cam again and it seems to me to be where it should be for now - without a dial.
I think my problem was carby balancing.
Not perfect yet but running alto better.
Thanks for the replies.
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Great to hear, are you going to get it dyno'd?
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eventually yeah - i have to know how much i got for all my novice headwork.
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Maybe you shouldn't then!
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Nasty!!!
That iskcams link was quite informative.
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Yes, I needed to read it 3 or 4 times though!
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It was good coz turning the motor over by hand and watching i was totally freaked out by how late in the stroke the inlet closes for the compression stroke. So it was great to have an explanation of why that was.
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