Should I go for it or not? (h/c)
There is really no degreeing an LT1 cam if you are using a stock or
extreme duty timing set. As said before, you are just verifying that
the cam is ground correctly. I attempted to check mine durng the
install, bought a degree wheel, already had a dial indicator on a
magnetic base, and never did feel like I could tell +-1*. It was sort
of frustrating to not be able to know exactly where it was. In the
end all I can say is it's within 2* of spec. It may have been more
productive if I had a helper.
extreme duty timing set. As said before, you are just verifying that
the cam is ground correctly. I attempted to check mine durng the
install, bought a degree wheel, already had a dial indicator on a
magnetic base, and never did feel like I could tell +-1*. It was sort
of frustrating to not be able to know exactly where it was. In the
end all I can say is it's within 2* of spec. It may have been more
productive if I had a helper.
Mine was just about 3* off, stuck a Mr. Gasket 987G offset crank key in the crank slot and brought it within 1*, and it was pretty much where I wanted it to be when I took into account chain slack over time.
I was able to tell +/- 1*, even with a small comp degree wheel. Bigger wheels would do even better.
As for keeping track of all the parts, I got a few boxes of various ziplock bags and some seedling planter trays. You know, plastic trays with about 20 4' square bins in them. I labelled all the bags (silver sharpies write on about anything) with what the fasteners held on or where the parts came from, and numbered the bags in order of disassembly. Then I put them in the bins in order, to make the right bag easier to find later. I labelled the bins, too, in case they got tipped over or the bag labels got smeared.
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A buddy's shop of mine around here does cam swaps for $425. Heads/cam for $650.
