Camshaft install tips and tricks

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*[http://www.compperformancegroupstores.com/store/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=CC&Product_Code=159&Category_Code= Comp Cams Engine Break-In Oil Additive]
 
*[http://www.compperformancegroupstores.com/store/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=CC&Product_Code=159&Category_Code= Comp Cams Engine Break-In Oil Additive]
 
*[http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/assembley-lube-good-anything-174183.html#post1239633 Hotrodders forum thread on cam and assembly lubricants]
 
*[http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/assembley-lube-good-anything-174183.html#post1239633 Hotrodders forum thread on cam and assembly lubricants]
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*[http://www.enginebuildermag.com/Article/106244/breakinin_is_hard_to_do.aspx How break-in oils are different than the rest and why you need them] Engine Builders Magazine
  
 
==Adjusting the cam timing or "phasing"==
 
==Adjusting the cam timing or "phasing"==
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*Increases piston to intake valve clearance
 
*Increases piston to intake valve clearance
 
*Decreases piston to exhaust valve clearance
 
*Decreases piston to exhaust valve clearance
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;Also see [http://www.crankshaftcoalition.com/wiki/How_to_choose_a_camshaft#Phasing_the_camshaft Phasing the camshaft]
  
 
==Effects of changing lobe separation angle==
 
==Effects of changing lobe separation angle==
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==Resources==
 
==Resources==
 
*[http://www.carcraft.com/techarticles/ccrp_1108_camshaft_break_in_guide/viewall.html Camshaft Break-In Guide - How To Break In That Flat-Tappet Cam] Car Craft, August, 2011
 
*[http://www.carcraft.com/techarticles/ccrp_1108_camshaft_break_in_guide/viewall.html Camshaft Break-In Guide - How To Break In That Flat-Tappet Cam] Car Craft, August, 2011
*[http://www.enginebuildermag.com/Article/106244/breakinin_is_hard_to_do.aspx How break-in oils are different than the rest and why you need them] Engine Builders Magazine
 
 
*[http://www.sirgalahad.org/tyler/misc/camdesign.txt Cam design]
 
*[http://www.sirgalahad.org/tyler/misc/camdesign.txt Cam design]
  

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