71 Duster 360 (new project)

Got the cam installed and degreed in...Everything clicked the first time...the Howards cam was nuts on....dont know what brand of timing chain it is.. i have a couple of double roller sets...nothing fancy ....

1st photo shows crank being set to TDC....cam is already bolted in....make sure you dont put break in lube on the number 1 intake lobe ...it screws up the measurements.....forgot...

2nd photo..you see the dots lined up...you can see the dot on the cam sprocket...crank sprocket is there...

at this point i check the cam centerline...

@ .050 i got 62 degrees and 147 degrees....209/2 = 104.5...was shooting for 104

double checked @ .100 got 44 degrees and 165 for 209 again....

photo 3 i checked the intake opening versus the cam card... card says 17 degrees...at .050...pointer in on 17...

photo 4 shows ....checked the intake closing at .050 and got 45 degrees..just like the cam card.....take the 17 + 45 + 180 = 242 duration at .050...as per cam card...

I had previously check the lift at cam...with in a couple thousand ...with cam lube...lol

it was nice hitting the number on the first try.....