318 LA rebuild after losing a valve seat

The way your post is written;
this quote ;

Righty Tighty said

I wasn't trying to take a shortcut, I just simply didn't understand the importance.

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applys to this statement.

Righty Tighty said

but I skipped degreeing the cam when I assembled the engine.

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So I am not referencing the Distributor or timing at all.
And so to me, this post;

AJ/FormS said

And you know what?;
chances are very good
that if the cam is not out a tooth,
your cam will have fallen into an acceptable zone.
It's been said that 2* either way cannot be felt by your butt-dyno.
And I can add that my butt-dyno cannot absolutely feel 8*advanced from 4*. I could only tell by knowing what to look for ........ but the thing is I started out with 180psi,lol.
From 8* advanced to 4* retarded, that I for sure felt! and was remarkable to me.

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makes perfect sense.
At least to me,lol.

And we all know, that the distributor timing has nothing to do with cam timing; you can drop the D in any where you want to and just synchronize #1 TDC Compression to any tower that the rotor is pointing to when the reluctor lines up with a vane, any vane, and then that tower will be #1.
Of course there are some tower choices, that are better than others.