Centerline on intake is 107 and ex 117? Very odd

Lobe seperation will determine how much overlap the cam has and how it will function.

Lobe centerline spec is determined with cam set straight up and can be altered by advancing or retarding the cam (if I remember correctly).

I'm trying to look up some info.  I'll get back soon.

Is this cam for a 460 and who made it hyd flat what  a bout carb heads etc
is this for the omega boat or ?

Is this cam for a 460 and who made it hyd flat what  a bout carb heads etc
is this for the omega boat or ?

Its for a 460. The cam is a Melling hyd. The carb is I believe a 750 holley. Heads are stock but might get some massaging soon. Its going in my sanger.

A lot of guys will recommend advancing the cam when you "degree" it in the engine, but most cam grinders recommend installing it straight up, because that is how they designed it to work.

Adjusting the cam timing is something that would be a good test on a dyno, but for your application stick it in, degree it to make sure there is no problem and run it.

should work ok , would like to see your sanger will have mine wired Friday. and
ready to test ,at river come by some time need help to launch if you want a ride

Just let me know when you want to do it. my number is 760-646-3655.

crewchief, thanks for the help!!!

thanks will call you motor ready wireing al most they may bring  rock for drive way
friday but hold on to (satday ) or next week will be soon (its a slow ride
flat bootom)and an old man

I don't see anything wrong with that separation, that's pretty normal nowadays. On the old grinds, they always kept thinks the same, LC 100, ICA 110 - Now crane, etc all move things around to optimize the cam.

A lot of guys will recommend advancing the cam when you "degree" it in the engine, but most cam grinders recommend installing it straight up, because that is how they designed it to work.

Adjusting the cam timing is something that would be a good test on a dyno, but for your application stick it in, degree it to make sure there is no problem and run it.

Mass produced cams are a joke sometimes. The custom grinds like Ralph has is the best way to be accurate. Just a few weeks ago I degreed a cam in straightup, and the manufacture stated it should be on a 110 lobe centerline, but after degreeing it is was on a 117*  After checking the lift and duration as well we're a bit off. But that's what you get sometimes, the masters on the cam grinders wear out a little after being used after so long. And it's also weird that alot of different brand cams are the same. I've measure on a cam doctor a crower cam compared to a Crane cam and they we're the same specs. I hear there is a HUGE cam grinder in Detroit that grinds the majority of off the shelf cams.

But I think Ralph might be right, they might be compensating the shitty Ford exhaust, possibly trying to build up cylinder pressure to get it through faster?

Adjusting the cam timing is something that would be a good test on a dyno, but for your application stick it in, degree it to make sure there is no problem and run it.

Mass produced cams are a joke sometimes. The custom grinds like Ralph has is the best way to be accurate. Just a few weeks ago I degreed a cam in straightup, and the manufacture stated it should be on a 110 lobe centerline, but after degreeing it is was on a 117* 

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Usually you find the ICA that the cam is supposed to be at - and degree it so that is where it is and move it from there. Advancing the cam 4 degrees from installed, isn't the same as advancing it 4 degrees from where it should have been....