Let me start off by saying that this is the first time I've ever degreed a camshaft. Having said that, I feel like I have a really good understanding of what I'm doing and the proper procedures. Almost all of the specs on the cam card match the actual measuerments. The only variance (might not be the camshaft...) is the centerline. The cam card says 109, but my measurements come out to 114.5. My first question is: would this have the same effect as advancing the cam 5.5 degrees?

I bought a timing set that has 7 different adjustments (3R,2R,1R,0,1A,2A,3A), so I'm hoping to get this cam dialed in where it needs to be. The guy I bought the cam (and heads) from recommended 2 - 4 degrees of advance for my setup. What I'm not sure of, is did he account for the 3 degrees that are allready built into the cam. So addintionally, maybe you folks in the community can recommend what I should do. As always, let me know if I left out any crucial info (I usually do).

Car
- Street car with occasional trips to the strip.
- A body car, so 3200 - 3400lbs?
- Manual transmission
- Probably 3.91 gear

Engine
- 318 stroker (390)
- 9.877:1 static compression
- RHS heads ported, flow 288 @0.550/287 @0.600 lift
- Hughes 1.6 roller rockers
- Edelbrock RPM intake
- Quickfuel 750cfm
- Headers of some kind

Camshaft
- Hydrolic roller (Comp Cams)
- .586 Intake lift @.050 (1.6 ratio)
- .581 Exhaust lift @.050 (1.6 ratio)
- 242 Intake duration @.050
- 248 Exhaust duration @.050
- Intake centerline 109
- Lobe separation 112
- Intake open 12 degrees BTDC @.050
- Exhaust open 59 degrees BBDC @.050
- Intake close 50 degrees ABDC @.050
- Exhaust close 9 degrees ATDC @.050