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Thanks for the articles 184. They helped out alot. I'll be messin with my timing later this weekend to see if I can get it running better.

My dad and brother seem to think that I may have stuffed the cam at 2 deg adv when I put it in. Might explain some problems, but i'm not sure.

Originally Posted by Warpig7

Thanks for the articles 184. They helped out alot. I'll be messin with my timing later this weekend to see if I can get it running better.

My dad and brother seem to think that I may have stuffed the cam at 2 deg adv when I put it in. Might explain some problems, but i'm not sure.

Even if you put it in 2 degrees advanced, it's not going to make that much difference. I normally run mine 4-6 degrees advanced.

I run my cams all over the place. If I don't like how it performs on the bottom in at 0, I'll advance it 4, 6, 7, etc... to see if it gets better. Normally, advancing helps bottom end and retarding helps top end. I've noticed a cam seems to lose power though the more you retard it in an engine.

Originally Posted by Warpig7

My dad and brother seem to think that I may have stuffed the cam at 2 deg adv when I put it in. Might explain some problems, but i'm not sure.

All 2 deg adv means is you add 2 deg to the value you read at the crank. No big deal. I run mine at 4 deg adv. Besides, did you install the cam advanced or straight up. Were the dots straight or did you install advance bushings?