Ok here goes benifits of degreeing cams?

Some tips for degreing a cam:

1. Always turn the engine in the same direction, never back up. If you miss it, go around again vs turning the crank backwards...

2. I like to use a solid lifter and adjustable push rod at 0° last to prevent the give in the hydraulic lifters from altering the readings...

3. You can TAKE the readings for lifts below .010" for reference, but I would not USE them for calculating lobe center lines... The ramp speed is too slow to get an accurate reading... The cam may be at the same lift for 3° at .001" reading, so what number do you use for calculating if it varies??? That's why it's better to use .050" or higher to calculate lobe centers.... Same with readings within .010" of max lift on the cam, the valve is moving too slow and you can get more than one degree reading for the same lift...

I like to take readings every .050" lifts... Most of the cams that I have degreed, the lobe peaks were the same when calculated in the mid range for the lifts... Ie: .100", .150", .200", etc...