I recently picked these up from my buddie on here and I'm just trying to figure out what markings on these cam gears represent degrees




Seeing as 0 is the taller line, would the following 2 taller lines on each side be the 1 degree marks?(#1)
...or are the degree markings the smaller thinner lines in-between the taller ones(#2)?

i know i know...n00b but I can't think that the smaller lines would be degree markings.

Also would anybody ever need more then +2 or -2 degrees to do tuning? are these gears fairly sufficient?

 

each hash mark represents 1 degree. the bigger lines are 5 degrees. you have 10 degrees each side for adjustment.

 

each line also represents a valve and piston moving +/_ up to .030" closer or farther from occupying the same space at the same time, so tread very lightly.. one mark at a time.

(those arent degree's, theyre marks. in my experience, rarely do cam gear marks actually correlate to crank degrees as they're supposed to.)

 

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thanks guys

this helped explain it.
dam they made the timing marks so small, its gonna be impossible to use these when tunning cam gears lol

 

dont forget 1 cam degree = 2 crank degrees.

 

thanks mike_b
i remember reading that in a thread a few weeks back