Don't worry about what the timing is at the cam. Conversation should only be about what the degree wheel reads, and that is crank degrees. The eight degrees would be crank degrees. With high lifts you could have valve piston interference advancing the cam that far. Regardless, adding that much advance is going to at least make all ranges of the RPM range suck. For many of us, an 041 cam is a tame grind and it really shouldn't be that bad if installed correctly. Only thing that jumps out at me is the 12" torque converter that would really be more at home on a truck turning low revs.
My advice would be to actually degree in the cam and set it where the cam card specifies it should be, or at least no more than two degrees advanced. If you want more low end power, then grab a set of the Rhoads lifters that were recommended above.
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Mick Batson
1967 original owner Tyro Blue/black top 4-speed HO GTO with all the original parts stored safely away -- 1965 2+2 survivor AC auto -- 1965 Catalina Safari Wagon in progress.
Last edited by Stuart; 08-28-2021 at 09:03 AM.
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