The bottom line was this: set the cam for .013" lift; set the crank at 31 degrees BTDC; connect the chain (of course this part takes some finesse); and viola(!) - done.
He also said the instructions are in the tube (duh - just shoot me).
Love the graph! Good job.
Talk soon,
Ciao! - Jim
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: Jim,
:
: Don't worry. I am getting your emails,
: it just takes me a while to respond
: these days.
:
: I sent Ted an Excel spreadsheet I made
: from S2 cam measurements I collected.
: I think I pissed him off as he has
: never replied.
:
: The link below is to that spreadsheet.
: I found the data interesting and
: helpful when trying to understand what
: the S2 cam is doing.
:
: http://home.mindspring.com/~lawins01/GT6-Files/GT6%20Cams.xls
:
:
: Basically, I found the term
: "checking clearance"
: misleading. What was really happening
: was the #1 intake lobe was showing
: 0.013" of lift at the 31 BTDC
: point. I guess if you had the head on
: and the rockers were the right ratio
: that might equate to 0.001" of
: valve clearance. However, my engine's
: head was not installed so all my
: measurements were taken strictly off
: the cam lobes.
:
: Doug L.
:
:
:
:
: --Previous Message--
: Hi Guys,
:
: The .013" valve clearance is a
: "cold" setting isn't it? So
: after the pushrods and valve stems heat
: up and expand, doesn't that value
: reduce toward zero?
:
: If so, then having an initial
: .001" intake cam lift occur at 31
: degrees (as Doug supposed) could make
: sense. The mechanical
: "slack" would mostly be gone
: in a "warm" engine.
:
: Or do I need to change to different
: hallucinogen?
:
: Great discussion - as always.
:
: Hey Doug - you haven't
: "un-spammed" my email status
: yet! - lol
:
:
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