degreeing a slant camshaft with no cam card

Guys, I hate to admit it cause the answer is prob. right here in something you have written already but I am just still not seeing it.


I have been pondering on these things all week and have made alot of headway in my understanding of all of this but I am still stuck.

I am getting the factory set-ups/factory cam motors licked I believe cause I am figuring out their original standard of measurement.

Here is my question below,

My question is.........


Just to condense it down in simple steps to degree a camshaft step



1- find TDC


2- rotate engine clockwise ( always ) till .050 of lift is showing off the intake lifter, record what the degree wheel reading is at that point.



3- continue rotating the engine until peak lift is shown, come down the other ( closing ) side and record the number seen at .050 again.


4- Compare the numbers seen to those on the cam card,



As you know I have no cam card.



I have attached the camshaft numbers that I have avail to me from my FSM


How are these numbers going to help me if I do not know the standard in which the cam was originally measured............Do I need to find the standard of measurement for each and every cam that I degree with no cam card?

If the cam was not originally measured @ .050 than how is this procedure going to help me?



In the case of the two parts engines I am fooling around with that have stock/original Chrysler cams I have concluded that the standard of measurement for them was 006.


I have been successful ( to a degree, no pun intended ) in measuring these engines.



As far as the newly re-built engine ( with aftermarket stock cam ) I have no clue at all what cam is in that engine, I do not know what the standard was for that camshaft so I am stuck.



This has me very confused. I plan on hittin this hard this weekend so any help in dummied down terms would be much appreciated. Thanks