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Title: Camshaft Question
Post by: Saltshaker on October 08, 2018, 11:49:31 AM

Anyone have a measurement how far below the China wall the cam is? Trying to measure instant center on car
Jon

Title: Re: Camshaft Question
Post by: e philpott on October 08, 2018, 12:06:22 PM

if you have a old distributor laying around you could probably get close by measuring it along with some common sense in relationship to the china wall

Title: Re: Camshaft Question
Post by: Saltshaker on October 08, 2018, 12:12:44 PM

Good idea, but I don’t have a extra distributor
Jon

Title: Re: Camshaft Question
Post by: e philpott on October 08, 2018, 01:13:05 PM

where my old blocks are hard to get to for a good measurement , but I'm coming up with 4 1/2 inches center of cam to china wall and my old distributor is about the same measurment

Title: Re: Camshaft Question
Post by: Saltshaker on October 08, 2018, 01:21:19 PM

Thank You
Jon

Title: Re: Camshaft Question
Post by: Heo on October 08, 2018, 01:30:07 PM

I was out meassuring and se you got an answer but i came up with 4 1/8- 4 3/16 center of cam to Chinawall
a little to bad lights in the barn for my old eyes to be more exact

Title: Re: Camshaft Question
Post by: 68fecyclone on October 08, 2018, 02:18:03 PM

I just measured a bare block, and come up with 4.1165 inches. That should be pretty close. Hope that is useful. Rob

Title: Re: Camshaft Question
Post by: Saltshaker on October 08, 2018, 02:40:58 PM

Thanks Again....
Jon