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Old 12-14-2015, 12:57 PM   #21
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I used the B cams in both my cars purchased from brattons / swapped out the A cams... Very high quality and a noticeable improvement as well
Are you speaking about camshaft or cam in the distributor?

If distributor do have to modify b cam to fit.

Not understanding this quite.

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Old 12-14-2015, 01:02 PM   #22
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Okay to all , will give up dwell adjustment on the A .
It does work well on my 1963 (xxx) .

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Old 12-14-2015, 01:04 PM   #23
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Are you speaking about camshaft or cam in the distributor?

If distributor do have to modify b cam to fit.

Not understanding this quite.

Fred
The cam in the distributor:::: no modification needed:::::but do a timing and point gap reset after installation
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Old 12-15-2015, 06:38 AM   #24
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A dial indicator setup on the back of the points is rhe most accurate way to set them. You can also check the variation in the cam lobes.
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