is this possible?

[tomtom72]

Hi Guys, I guess I'm in Aurora40's camp, I would like to learn more. I have the CD on the advanced ZR-1 course from STG....alot of us got copies the last go 'round from a brother owner.

I'm not anything but a backyard type but a professional mechanic friend of mine "taught" me on two of my own motors about rebuilding a sb chevy. He insisted that I learn how to "degree a cam". I know one thing for sure, the process made a big difference in my boat motor as to where in the rpm range I got power. Can't say anything about the LT-1 in my C3...I put that cam in at the factory "center line"(?) or "straight-up". I did degree it & found that I had to "adjust" the cam gear to get that on the money. Just like my mechanic friend said I would have to.

In the STG CD the subject on the cams was a bit light on all of that stuff. Is an LT5 done in a different way? I mean they made it sound simple....or perhaps it was the simpleton watching the CD.

Would anyone like to share a good information source that could be used as a learning tool????


Tom