How do you time your cams
Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 8:30 pmRS Motorsport :: Classic Speed Restored
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How do you time your cams
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Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 8:30 pmPosted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 10:00 pmPosted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 2:43 amThanks Roger,
The method I use is similar to that except I use a dial gauge to measure lift at TDC rather than the distance from the head. I then check actual opening and closing events to ensure that everything is where it should be. On one occasion I used a spirit level on the head first and then on the cam lobes and leveled the cam this way. I was surprisingly close when I measured it properly afterwards.
Regards
Tom
The method I use is similar to that except I use a dial gauge to measure lift at TDC rather than the distance from the head. I then check actual opening and closing events to ensure that everything is where it should be. On one occasion I used a spirit level on the head first and then on the cam lobes and leveled the cam this way. I was surprisingly close when I measured it properly afterwards.
Regards
Tom
Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 12:05 pmYep my method is as per the esslinger method. Steel rule across the lobes at tdc, mesure down so that they are equal, then re-tighten pulley.
Shaun
Shaun