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You say that you have done thousands of engines and never degreed a stock motor,




Just for clarity, I never said that.


The point I'm trying to make, though, is that DEGREEING a cam to whatever the grinder specked does not guarantee that is what you are going to want. So without trying it, establishing a baseline, and then deciding to advance/ retard it from there is simply shooting in the dark



I don't build engines, but I install cams from time to time, and I want to KNOW the installed centerline so I have that baseline info. If I install a cam straight up without degreeing it I don't really know what the ICL is. Then, if some issue comes up, like a soft bottom end, or a top end that lays down early, I am left guessing if its the cam ICL or not. My last install on a Voodoo ended up 106.75 on a recommended 106 install. (yes I installed straight up) If I did not degree it, I would not know.