Thanks Steve. Yeah, I'm like you, I always just lined up the two marks on the cam and crank sprocket and installed the timing chain that way. But from being on forums like this with guys like Pat, Jerry, and the others who REALLY understand engine science it has made me aware that there is so much more to properly building an engine than I ever knew.

I must be really stupid because as much as I have read up on the subject of cam degreeing, and how much help I have gotten from guys on here, and even watching the guy do it on Dan's motor, I still don't understand what all is involved. When the guy was doing it he was nice enough to take the time to show us every step and explain what he was trying to do, but it was as if he was talking Martian.

I guess I'll stick to my backyard engineering and pay an expert to do the fancy stuff.


Don