422 dyno fail

92b said
I have checked the intake centerline on complete motors to verify that it is or is not the cause of a poorly running engine. First verify tdc is correct on the balancer with a piston stop. Then connect a dial indicator to #1 intake pushrod. I use the .050 before and after method. Mark the balancer accordingly. Mearsure the circumference of the balancer. Divide by 360. Now you know distance in inches per degree. Measure and do the math.

As a check, maybe. But there is no way measuring and marking a balancer is accurate enough to move a cam one or two degrees. I’ll say it again, no engine builder worth a damn uses a balancer to degree a cam. And my original statement is still my main point, a bad balancer has no effect on cam timing.