I have searched and came up with nothing on degreed or degreeing camshafts.
If anyone has experience in this please let me know.

 

I have only seen this done on big OHV engines with one camshaft way down in the block near the crankshaft. I don't think it's something you do on a car with overhead camshafts, since the cam gears fit onto the shafts w/ woodruff keys, and the gears have timing marks on them. There's really only one way they can go on, just make sure the index marks line up and that the UP arrows point up, when the #1 piston is at TDC.

But I'm sure you could find something if you do a web search.

 

Thanks

 

Isn't that just another term for adjusting your camshaft timing?? Like when you get aftermarket camshafts & adjustable sprockets.

edit... Yeah, you can get adjustable camshaft sprockets. I think most people here like to adjust them based on dyno runs, so you can measure whether your adjustment is actually improving things or not. Because the best point probably depends on what else you've done to your engine.



Modified by JimBlake at 2:31 PM 7/13/2004

 

The reason I asked the question was on the tech sheet that came with my S2 Stage2 cams it said to make sure and degree your cams.

 

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Well I remember seeing the guys on Horsepower TV degree a cam on an old V8 by putting a round protractor-like thing onto the end of the cam and measuring angles and stuff. Maybe Skunk2 meant that to get the most out of the cams, you need to use adjustable cam gears and dial them in properly on a dyno.

 

Degreeing a cam is when you set the intake centerline. With adjustable cam gears your can change your centerline and your lobe seperation(on dual cams) with ease. That does makes tuning a much easier task.

 

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But what purpose would that serve on an OHC engine? The rotation of the camshaft is what it is at #1 TDC, unless you change it slightly with an adjustable cam gear.