should i degree cams milled head 25 thous

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should i degree cams milled head 25 thous

16 Jan 2008 15:45

Does any one think i will need to degree the cams for only taking 25 thous off the head. I am putting gpz 750 cams on a kz 650.

1978 kz 650b with gpz faq mods cams carbs polished and ported
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Re: should i degree cams milled head 25 thous

16 Jan 2008 16:18

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After you did all that other work it would be nice to know that your cam timing is optimum .

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Re: should i degree cams milled head 25 thous

16 Jan 2008 16:21

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I dont know were to buy slotted sprockets for the gpz 750 cams

1978 kz 650b with gpz faq mods cams carbs polished and ported
1979 gs750e
1972 bsa lightning under construction

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Re: should i degree cams milled head 25 thous

16 Jan 2008 18:54

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odl666 wrote:

I dont know were to buy slotted sprockets for the gpz 750 cams

Still recovering,some days are better than others.

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Re: should i degree cams milled head 25 thous

16 Jan 2008 19:17

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The head on my 1000 was milled about .030" and when I degreed the cams they really needed adjusting. Now, I never had them degreed before the milling, but I was told my the builder to definitely degree them since it was milled.

Like wire..uh I mean plummen said, you can modify your stock sprockets with a little old fashioned elbow grease;)

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Re: should i degree cams milled head 25 thous

16 Jan 2008 20:03

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one word answer
yes

someday i will be able to afford my kz habit.

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Re: should i degree cams milled head 25 thous

16 Jan 2008 20:58

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kawsakiman wrote:

one word answer
yes

Any more questions??

You don't have to elongate the holes very far, .020" (or .5mm) should be enough.

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Re: should i degree cams milled head 25 thous

16 Jan 2008 22:04

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sounds easy enough i thought i had read some forumns on that rat tail file earlier. thanks

1978 kz 650b with gpz faq mods cams carbs polished and ported
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Re: should i degree cams milled head 25 thous

16 Jan 2008 22:51

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Milling the head or block retards the cams.

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Re: should i degree cams milled head 25 thous

17 Jan 2008 11:27

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good reason to buy more tools and a book!!

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Re: should i degree cams milled head 25 thous

17 Jan 2008 15:44

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kawsakiman wrote:

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Second that motion..

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Re: should i degree cams milled head 25 thous

19 Jan 2008 17:32

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Actually it can help to "degree" even a stock setup if you want the best tune you can get. You really don't know where the cams "actually" are, until you put on the wheel and indicator. Even all stock can vary a few degrees and is often the reason why one complete stocker always seems to run better than another otherwise complete stocker.

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