i was wondering if the crower cams had to be degreed in to the specs on the cam card or do they just drop in. and yes i have done a search on this. thanks for any help.

I BELIEVE THEY JUST DROP IN. NOT SURE THO.

Obviously the best way to put them in is to degree them. But you can get away without doing it. Just make sure the timing marks line up.

Originally posted by wantturbo
i was wondering if the crower cams had to be degreed in to the specs on the cam card or do they just drop in. and yes i have done a search on this. thanks for any help.

All cams should be degreed, otherwise you are not getting what you paid for. Degreeing them gives make sure you know where are for a starting point, so you can repeat it if you need to. If you ever change a timing belt etc, you need to degree them again.

Originally posted by AFX_Manufacturing
All cams should be degreed, otherwise you are not getting what you paid for. Degreeing them gives make sure you know where are for a starting point, so you can repeat it if you need to. If you ever change a timing belt etc, you need to degree them again.

How about a quick explaination of how to degree in an OHC camshaft with hydralic lifters?

Originally posted by DarkOne
How about a quick explaination of how to degree in an OHC camshaft with hydralic lifters?

Most definately. I didn't have a dial indicator to degree my crower 2's so I just dropped them in. :thumbsdown


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I dropped mine in. I think I heard if you try to degree them, you just might want to slide under the car and kick the jacks out, lol.

Originally posted by DarkOne

Originally posted by AFX_Manufacturing All cams should be degreed, otherwise you are not getting what you paid for. Degreeing them gives make sure you know where are for a starting point, so you can repeat it if you need to. If you ever change a timing belt etc, you need to degree them again.

How about a quick explaination of how to degree in an OHC camshaft with hydralic lifters?

No such thing as a quick explination. I will trust the Crane Cams over the Crowler. Crane makes the blanks for Crowler, so see it as trust the manufacturer of the cam and not someone that only does the follow up. BUt I will ask the guys at Crane if they have a degreeing thing for the OHC engines.

Originally posted by AFX_Manufacturing

Originally posted by DarkOne

Originally posted by AFX_Manufacturing All cams should be degreed, otherwise you are not getting what you paid for. Degreeing them gives make sure you know where are for a starting point, so you can repeat it if you need to. If you ever change a timing belt etc, you need to degree them again.

How about a quick explaination of how to degree in an OHC camshaft with hydralic lifters?

No such thing as a quick explination. I will trust the Crane Cams over the Crowler. Crane makes the blanks for Crowler, so see it as trust the manufacturer of the cam and not someone that only does the follow up. BUt I will ask the guys at Crane if they have a degreeing thing for the OHC engines.

id call crower on that one. if crane manufactures crower blanks, then why does crower have their own machining facility? :wallbash

btw, its Crower

now that's some funny shit.

And I thought I had bad grammer...

Thank you for correcting my grammer. I'm sure you grammer service will be a credit to cyberspace.


Crower would have their own machining facilities for serveral reasons. 1) To manufacture the cams the make completely. 2) To finish semi-ground cores that they purchase from other supplies (such as Crane) 3) To do regrinds on existing customer cams. 4) To finish as cast cores. That should cover most of the reasons they would need them.

Originally posted by SILVERNT

Originally posted by AFX_Manufacturing

Originally posted by DarkOne

Originally posted by AFX_Manufacturing All cams should be degreed, otherwise you are not getting what you paid for. Degreeing them gives make sure you know where are for a starting point, so you can repeat it if you need to. If you ever change a timing belt etc, you need to degree them again.

How about a quick explaination of how to degree in an OHC camshaft with hydralic lifters?

No such thing as a quick explination. I will trust the Crane Cams over the Crowler. Crane makes the blanks for Crowler, so see it as trust the manufacturer of the cam and not someone that only does the follow up. BUt I will ask the guys at Crane if they have a degreeing thing for the OHC engines.

id call crower on that one. if crane manufactures crower blanks, then why does crower have their own machining facility? :wallbash btw, its Crower

thanks for the info! you just cant use a dial indicator with a degree wheel to do so. is there different ways to degree cams with hydraulic lifts as opposed to standard lifters? because if not i have a guy that would be able to do it for me. thanks again for the help!