example 40/80 cams 280 deg @ 50 thou
Do you set the clearance to 50 thou dial in cam and readjust cam to recommended clearance
or
Set cam to recommended clearance and dial in cams
I do the latter
Dialling in Cams
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Re: Dialling in Cams
Before the fellow came over to degree in my cams, I set the clearances to spec.
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Re: Dialling in Cams
honestly to find the centerline of a camshaft, you do not have to set the valve adjustment to .050, you are measuring the center line, not the beginning and the ending of the event
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75 spider , 6 Lancia Scorpions, 2018 Abarth Spider, 500X wifes, 500L 3 82 Zagatos. 82 spider 34k original miles, 83 pininfarina, 8 fiat spider parts cars
son has 78 spider