shaved head

[powerwagon]

will having my head shaved mess with my timing?

 

[RobbieD]

Well, just don't shave too deeply, or else your intelligence, memory, hearing, vision and motor skills will be affected along with your timing.

j/k No, it shouldn't. The belt tensioner will take up the very tiny extra belt slack. Timing is good as long as the cam matches the crank.

How about a mohawk instead?

 

[kcm1582]

Well, just don't shave too deeply, or else your intelligence, memory, hearing, vision and motor skills will be affected along with your timing.

j/k No, it shouldn't. The belt tensioner will take up the very tiny extra belt slack. Timing is good as long as the cam matches the crank.

How about a mohawk instead?

 

[powerwagon]

see some one tryed telling me that you cant deck or shave sohc engines or it will mess up my timing. i looked at it and figerd the tensioner would take up any slack. this is my first ohc or 4 cyl and i wanted some info be for i get the machinest to do it.

 

[powerwagon]

is there a way to tell how many degre my timing will retard for every thousants i shave?(i hate ohc)

 

[Frank The Tank]

I don't know on this engine... but if it will effect the timing...
just use an aftermarket gasket that is slightly thicker. Problem solved.

Frank

 

[4b316]

If you use a thicker gasket,you will defeat the purpose of whacking the head.(unless you just need it flat)I,m pretty sure it figures out to be 1 degree retarded for every 10 thousandsts off.You don't have to do anything to put it back to zero as retarding the cam gives you a little more mid-bottom torque.If you do want to keep it at zero or top end,get a adjustable timing gear,about $95

 

[Mark_88]

Well, just don't shave too deeply, or else your intelligence, memory, hearing, vision and motor skills will be affected along with your timing.

j/k No, it shouldn't. The belt tensioner will take up the very tiny extra belt slack. Timing is good as long as the cam matches the crank.

How about a mohawk instead?

If you use a thicker gasket,you will defeat the purpose of whacking the head.(unless you just need it flat)I,m pretty sure it figures out to be 1 degree retarded for every 10 thousandsts off.You don't have to do anything to put it back to zero as retarding the cam gives you a little more mid-bottom torque.If you do want to keep it at zero or top end,get a adjustable timing gear,about $95

ditto...I had mine shaved and it didn't mess with the timing whatsoever...but, then again, mine is carburated so I can make a bit more adjustment on mine...

Getting it flat or shaving to reduce the combustion chamber (to provide a higher compression ratio???) can usually improve performance and/or simply make things work better because there is less chance for gaps around the gasket...and that roughly translated means it is a good thing...

 

[powerwagon]

how much retard can i go with? its a 4x4 so bottom end is allwas good...but dont want the cam degre to efect (lose) compreshion.i would like to know wut the timing specs are on a 88 roller cam.like degre?

 

[4b316]

You can usually go about seven degrees.Best way to do it,is to get a adjustable gear and set it up stock and just start retarding or advanceing it to suit your purposes.I think when you take a 150 or so off,you can jump a tooth on the belt but thats getting into grinding your intake bolts