High Accuracy Degree Wheel

[posplayr]

You can get different readings by using one eye versus the other. Most people have a dominant eye, it's what makes shooters and baseball hitters be a lefty or a righty.

This is easily rectified by placing one eye ball or the another onto a tripod

[doctorgonzo]

God will you guys stop tempting me to degree my cams. I have to reinstall the whole top end of my motor anyway so I could get a degree wheel... NO!!!!!

[Guest]

God will you guys stop tempting me to degree my cams. I have to reinstall the whole top end of my motor anyway so I could get a degree wheel... NO!!!!!

You really should degree in your cams.

[Suzuki_Don]

You really should degree in your cams.

Yeah! But who's going to show me how to do it?

[Guest]

Yeah! But who's going to show me how to do it?

Fly me over.

[rapidray]

No, fly ME over & I'll bring an 18 inch Moroso degree wheel with a REAL pointer instead of an 8 inch wheel & a gasket scraper! LOL!!! Ray.

[Suzuki_Don]

Fly me over.

I would if I wasn't on the breadline.

[Suzuki_Don]

No, fly ME over & I'll bring an 18 inch Moroso degree wheel with a REAL pointer instead of an 8 inch wheel & a gasket scraper! LOL!!! Ray.

Any better offers than an 18" degree wheel and a piece of bent wire.

[paco13]

I think you guy's are all crazy. I decided to see what all the fuss is about and hooked up 2 temperature senders, one on each cam end, and there is no way they run close to 107/109 degrees. My bike still runs fine.

[jwhelan65]

Let me clue you 2 sixth graders in on something, even being an entire DEGREE off on where you are trying to set the cams will have LITTLE affect on the engine's power!!! Hello?!!! do you 2 GET it?!!! LOL!!!!
Measure with a micrometer, mark it with a piece of chalk, and cut it with a chainsaw! Ray.

A sawzall is my tool of choice

[kyscootertrash]

Damn

Is it just me, or do some people have too short a fuse?

[don_gibb6512]

I have a High School diploma & build faster engines than either one of you! Ray!

Now THAT'S funny.

I've got a BS in Computer Science, I work in the EE dept. at OSU and I'm so totally confused about how to degree cams it's ridiculous but posplayr your explanations were excellent. Thank you.

And btw, I'm just happy when my bike runs.

[posplayr]

but posplayr your explanations were excellent

Thanks Don

[posplayr]

Here are some remarks by Rapid Ray boasting about his 18" degree wheel with 1/4" between marks. We can only assume it makes a difference lest he would not be so proud of it.

http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?231076-Cam-Timing-G3-Cams-GS1100&p=2176787#post2176787

[tkent02]

One question, does it really matter performance wise? Can't see 1/10 of a degree making any difference at all in the big scheme of things. That's like one zillisecond of difference in when the valves actually open and close. Does it get another horsepower? Another tenth of a horsepower? Does it alter the power band any amount that can be measured?

Just seems like overkill unless you are dyno testing the engine every tenth of a degree on both cams, with the carburetor already dialed in and the ignition set perfectly. Even then I can't imagine it would matter much.

Just an honest question from someone who's never done it, but read all about it and getting ready to jump into it on my 550/673. As soon as I find a degree wheel. Was going to print one up but if a tenth of a degree matters I can see that wouldn't be very good.