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I Did not degree the cam people I new said since i wasn't racing it wouldn't need to do it.



Find new "cam people" because they're obviously amateur hacks! (yeah, I'll catch heat for that comment!)

When I built the 440 for my 'Cuda I degreed in the cam and it came up 8* retarded installed "straight up"!
It was a Mopar Performance solid with Cloyes tru-roller chain. Now whether the cam was ground wrong or the gear was mis-stamped it really doesn't matter. It was WAY off!

Part of building an engine that runs well is to make sure every single sub-assembly is done properly. Degreeing a cam is part of that process.

I had a friend with a "supposedly" stronger .509 cammed 440, ported heads, deeper gears, more compression, 4 speed that was gonna spank me. His parts were better but assembly and attention to detail was lacking. Car was a pig and he was embarrassed to even bring it out. Mine ran 13.5's @104 with very mild combo. His ran 15.0's.