I did some checking in the Isky catalog and the Max. #1 for the flathead Ford has an advertised duration of 249 deg's and .364 lift. The .226 @ .050 sounds suspect for a cam of only 250 deg's advertised duration ( I'd say more on the range of 200/210 @ .050 would be more realistic ). You can usually subtract at least 40 from the advertised because of the clearance ramps on the lobes. In your post on the other site, dialing/degreeing in the cam was discussed. You may be able to use the offset cam keys available for later Mopar V8's to degree the cam. Moving a tooth on the timing gear is way out of the range you would want to move the cam. To advance the cam you want to rotate it clockwise ( move the cam gear counterclockwise in realtion to the cam ).
Regards, Del
[This message has been edited by DEL (edited 10-10-2002).]
