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Jellybean

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Sorry to keep asking , maybe I missed the answer ;)

 

Do you still have to adjust the vernier pulleys on the dyno after your work with the degree wheel and dial guage ? or the cams are setup manually or mechanically now ; you just adjust the timing electronically ?

 

Can you adjust the timing on the dyno with a standard ECU?

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You don't have to anywhere near a dyno if you don't want to, provided you are happy with the nature of the power delivery after the cam installation.

 

There are two types of timing, valve timing & ignition timing. With a standard ecu I don't believe that ignition timing is adjustable, save what the ecu itself deems necessary for the engine to run properly.

 

You can adjust the valve timing via the vernier pulleys to alter the power & torque curves, within reason.

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Sorry to keep asking , maybe I missed the answer ;)

 

Do you still have to adjust the vernier pulleys on the dyno after your work with the degree wheel and dial guage ? or the cams are setup manually or mechanically now ; you just adjust the timing electronically ?

 

Can you adjust the timing on the dyno with a standard ECU?

 

You need a reference, then if you wish to play you know where the start position is. If you *do* wish to play you need to know how far either side of the reference it's safe to go to avoid valve to piston, or valve to valve clash. This is something much more easily ascertained on an engine stand with soft valve springs and easy access to the engine and the timing wheel.

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I am do a little bit of night time reading A.Graham Bell Four Stroke Performance Tuning ;) Very interesting so far and oil temps/oil coolers / Race Thermostats for the Rad

 

So , he said to for running in The Cam bearing journals are taped and the cam is plunged into a high temperature bath of Phosphate acid to which etched open the pores of the cam so that it may retain oil more effectively , this is the lubriting part of the process

 

Please dont tell me I need to do this

 

I need to re-read the chapter again but I can comprehend what he says , but I think you really need somebody with experience to setup the dialler and degree wheel ; its one of those things , sounds straight forward in practice but its experience that executes it correctly

 

Alot of measurements in here about tappet velocities and Measuring cam Characteristics/Accuracy , plus using cam timing sprockets versus Vernier pulleys to time the Cams, valve fouling, calculating camshaft Timing Diagrams , calculating vale spring pressures

 

I think I will need to re-read the chapter a few times

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