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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Addicted" data-source="post: 1463758" data-attributes="member: 24638">Nothing like some good news to report!<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />.  Okay, today was hopefully going to be the last degree day of the passenger side camshaft, and I'm now sitting at 107.25* ICL. I was shooting for a 107, but I'm good here, and we're talking to have to move another .002.25" -.003" on the camshaft gear.  So I will tell you how I got here. As you have read through my last post, I had (2) .024"-.025" feeler gauge shims on each side of the camshaft keyway, with my crank gear set at 0* straight up. With the adjustments made I came out to a 111.5* ICL. Thats no where good enough, I wanted 107. So by doing a little math, my .025" shim was worth 4.25-4.5*. I disassembled everything, and took out the shim to the left of the keyway, and reinstalled it to the right of the keyway. Giving a total of .048"-.050" shimmed.[ATTACH=full]4507[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]4508[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]4509[/ATTACH]  I like to put 1 shim in at a time, 1 further than the other until I get them both in, and slightly tap with a tiny hammer. It makes for an easier installation. I re-assembled everything, and began the degree process over again. My @.050" points was 139.5 and 75 = 214.5 ÷ 2 = 107.25* ICL. The 107.25* shows that my math per camahaft degree was right on.   Now, this camshaft was designed at 110 ICL/113 ECL. My new CL for the exhaust will now be 110.25* ECL. This will give such a good midrange bump for NPI. Both the NPI and PI respond really well to the 106 to 108ICL, so I'm in the middle feeling very comfortable right where I'm at. These show my .050" points.[ATTACH=full]4510[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]4511[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]4512[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]4513[/ATTACH]I still have to degree the driver side camshaft, but we know that 107.25* turns over great in the old girl.   So remember, when you think you have to move the cam gear a bunch to gain 1* degree, you can revert back to this post<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />.</blockquote>