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Degreeing a Camshaft... HELP!

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  • Start date Start date Jul 28, 2006

Grits

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Degreeing a TFS stae 1 Camshaft... HELP!

Hey yall.. the TFS stage 1 cam is in.. no problems there... but the cam card in the box was for a 454 chevy engine!
Is this cam setup to be installed straight up or advanced?



Is it necessary to buy the dial indicator and degree wheel just to setup one cam? no one rents one around here....

right now i got the cam installed, and the #1 piston at TDC (Well best guestimate considering i dont have a dial indicator). i have the timing set installed at 12 and 6 o'oclock.

Now where do i go from here? Finish intalling the timing cover and heads etc and then degree the cam?

Is degreeing the cam basicly a way to double check the manufacturers specs of a specific camshaft?

Im sorry, this is my first engine build, and i have no one experienced to work with, so help me out guys.. im really confused and dont want to screw anything up..thanks
 
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R2D2

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No, you can set it, dot to dot and roll. Degreeing is a bit more than a quality check but Im ot gonna go into a 3 page thesis on it, im tired At tavia.com you can get a full 7 inch wheel, print it and throw it on a carboard wheel and use a coat hanger for the pointer, but without a dial indicator its like pissin in the wind. Cams use to be always a few degrees off here and there, but quality control is pretty solid nowadays. Dot to Dot and roll, unless your a perfectionist nd are looking for that last tenth.
 

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well i just recently put a tfs1 cam in my new 302 and lined it up dot to dot and just got done starting it up for the first time. the past 3 tfs1 cam installs i have done have all been dot on dot
 

Grits

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thank you SOO much.. i really appreicate it, im not trying to squeese every tenth thats for sure... just a fun weekend car.
 
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R2D2

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ya your fine then
 

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put it dot to dot
 
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