Topic: cam timing

[fox_racin4]

i was just wondeing if i was to offset my cam one tooth to the left ( i think it would be to the left) would that help at all?


in a stock motor

[Squidd]

What are you expecting it to do...and why do you think this would help..?

[fox_racin4]

im just hoping to get a little mower power out of it.

i thinkit would help because it would hold the compression a little longer?

[fox_racin4]

would that help at all?

[Squidd]

Not really..

[fordman21]

You don't want to advance the stock camshaft, you need to retard it. I've run mine a tooth retarded but it is just a bit too much for a short track. I'm going to have some gears machined for a new keyway that will retard the cam slightly, you can change the characteristics of the cam with valve setting slightly as well. Don't worry about the compression, its just the static compression your playing with your not going to increase the compression ratio, valve events are more important.

[rebelchild16]

Try this works for me when Ihave no money and need to race. Put your engine on what we call the rock thats when its on the power stoke. Your values will just be cracked open. then pull your side cover see where the lifters are riding on the cam file those area's down a little this changes your center line on your cam,also changes where your values open and close. Makes a big differance on a stock cam.Impressed me first time I tried it, but remember a little is a lot.