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BillLee/Chandler, TX · 04-01-2017, 07:05 PM

Just a week ago I mounted an A-grind cam between centers in my lathe and used a dial indicator to measure (accurately!) the lift.It was the same as when measured as the OP described.

Did the same with a B-grind and the difference in lift was OTOO .050", the same as using the OP's method.

04-01-2017, 07:05 PM	#8
BillLee/Chandler, TX Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: The sticks of east Texas Posts: 474	Re: Measuring camshaft lift Just a week ago I mounted an A-grind cam between centers in my lathe and used a dial indicator to measure (accurately!) the lift.It was the same as when measured as the OP described. Did the same with a B-grind and the difference in lift was OTOO .050", the same as using the OP's method. __________________ Bill Lee http://www.CedarCreekAs.org Last edited by BillLee/Chandler, TX; 04-01-2017 at 07:12 PM.