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    Posted: 03-November-2022 at 2:04PM
Factory timing spec is 16 btdc. Compared to older ones this is a lot. As I've changed everything about this engine and the compression is about 10.3:1 should I go with the older timing specs?
It's pinging under load and distributor is a recurved Duraspark.
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As you have changed everything in your engine, it would seem reasonable that you will have to alter your timing. You may have to back it off a bit. Your engine will tell you where it would like to be. You might have to go to 8* and work your way up until it starts to ping. Because of the changes, you might have to play with it a bit to find that sweet spot along with adjusting your carb.
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That's exactly the frame of mind I'm in. 
The dual point CJ engine is the only one listed with a 16 degree spec. Even the Boss351 specs at 6 degrees.
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what's the cranking cylinder psi?

do you know what cam is in it and what the intake valve center line is degreed to?

more importantly to your timing question, do you know at what point in degrees ABDC the intake valve actually closes? this number is critical in determining your Dynamic Compression Ratio, the static compression ratio and the closing point of the intake valve set the point that the cylinder begins to compress the contents, a mild or economy cam will close the intake valve early and create higher cylinder pressure (more prone to pinging) and a more serious performance cam will close the intake valve later creating less cylinder pressure which is compensated for with more static CR. too much static CR and an intake valve closing too early makes for an engine that will not tolerate normal ignition spark advance. your cranking cylinder psi can be a good indicator of a situation like that

to the actual timing number themselves, 16* BTDC is not unusual at all, 18* is better. you also want to find your 'total timing' which does not include any vacuum input, only mechanical. with a timing light set up and a scale on the damper able to read at least 40* BTDC, gently rev the engine until you see the timing advance stop advancing, what does the pointer on the damper say? typical is 36*-38*

another important factor is how quickly the timing advances, controlled by the tension of the mechanical advance springs. light springs can allow the advance to dial in too quickly causing ping
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You are wealth of information Rock. 
I do have quite a bit of that info if you're so inclined to opine. 😆
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The mechanical advance is often in need of adjusting, the old specs usually aren't ideal for what later builds need. I'd contact the cam maker to ask what they suggest for the advance, total and the springs used, for that compression you have. Then make the distributor match their suggestion, and adjust the initial that works the best with that.
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The dual point CobraJet was the only version using 16 btdc. That's what I went back to at first. Decided to go with the 6 btdc that every other version used. 
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I do think the dynamic compression might be a bit on the high side. Probably should have gone with a bit more overlap. 
The cylinder PSI is between 174 and 179.
The compression is about 10.3:1
Cylinder heads are early 70 screw in studs
Recurved Duraspark and factory blue grommet box
Edelbrock F351 intake and 750 CFM carb
Factory exhaust manifolds.....I know.
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You said the duraspark is recurved, do you know how much mechanical advance you have?  Mine duraspark has about 20 degrees all in so run 16 to 18 base for a total of 36-38.  That range seems to be what my engine likes. You dynamic compression is higher on your engine, so it might like less total timing. Follow Rock's instructions and let us know your total timing and base timing.  If you have a timing light with adjustable advance it makes it much easier.
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Right now I have it set at 6 and it has cured the pinging.
The distributor has a 20 degree advance.
I also had to drop the idle because of run on but it runs decent.
I started at 6 degrees because every other version of the Cleveland including the Boss 351 used that setting. I don't know why the dual point used 16 degrees but my car didn't like it.

I'm going to try 8 and 10 degrees and see how it runs but I'm going to stay on the soft side until I can get it on a Dyno. I have a feeling the carb might need jetted and or some secondary tweaking.
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it's not a timing issue, it's not a vacuum advance issue, it's not a distributor curve issue, it's a cylinder pressure issue.
the intake valve closes too early for the static compression ratio in the motor

OK from the cam card i figure the intake valve closes at 60.3* ABDC
(1/2 the difference of the adv and .050" durations added to the .050" number)

this is very early for a 10.3:1 motor, here's the results from the Wallace DCR calculator

Static compression ratio of 10.3:1
Effective stroke is 2.82 inches
Your dynamic compression ratio is 8.49:1
Your dynamic cranking pressure is 176.73 PSI
V/P (Volume to Pressure Index) is 153

8.49, let's call it 8.5" DCR, 1/2 a full number too high for any pump fuel. 1/2 a full number over maximum, not from some safe point midway between soft and maximum. the engine would run well with a full number less DCR, 7.5:1. 7.7-7.8 is a good margin of safety for keeping away from the ping zone, 3/4 of a full DCR number would set it in the middle of safe for pump premium. but the Wallace nailed the cranking psi pretty much dead on!

messing with the Wallace what i find is the cam is closing the intake at least 10* too early for the rest of the motor. a 70* ABDC ICV (Intake Valve Close) makes just under 7.9:1 DCR, high side of safe 91 octane might not quite cut it? an IVC of 72* ABDC makes 7.75:1 DCR dead on that middle of safe point i mentioned above. me personally i'd change the cam out for a candidate that closes the intake valve no earlier than 72* ABDC 'on the seat'. 'on the seat' means ADV numbers not .050". to convert .050" to ADV do what i did, add 1/2 the difference to the .050" number, in this case the numbers are 269 (ADV intake degrees of duration) and 217 (intake degrees of duration at .050"). divide the difference 52 by /2 to get 26 and add that to the 34.3 at .050" IVC shown on the back side of the cam card. this cam closes the intake valve 'on the seat' at 60.3* ABDC. so just to be clear a cam that closes the intake at 72* ABDC or later (73*, 74*, 75*) will correct your ping problem. IVC at 75* ABDC makes 7.54 DCR, that's about as late as i would go to preserve the most thermal efficiency possible. look at the DCR's listed in George's chart as a comparison. also notice the differences between the advertised (published) compression ratios vs George's calculated numbers


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BTW, pinging destroys rod bearings, if you hear it, it's doing it.
if you dial all the timing out of it you might not hear it but it's still doing it?
i'd change out the rod bearings to preserve the longevity of the build,
prevent a terminal bearing overlap catastrophe at some unforeseeable point in the future


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I was thinking the DCR seemed high and that the cam seems short for the compression ratio, but I am no expert on engine builds.  I figured Rock would set things straight. 

What heads are you running Chuck?  Are they the early 4V close chambered?  If they are, do you still have the original open chamber heads?  Rock, what about a head swap to lower the compression versus a cam swap?
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Rock you're awesome.
That's the bad news I was considering when I did the compression test last month. Couldn't hear the ping until I had the exhaust put on last week. 

If I understand what you put down I need a cam with 230* @ .050 for the intake? (As I'm thinking about that the point where the intake closes seems to be of more importance) 

My problem being the .611 lift on these cams is slightly higher than recommend without lifter bore sleeves. I maybe as wrong about my max lift concerns as well after rereading this (I'm using the Lunati's) 351C Hydraulic Roller Lifters and Steel Distributor Gears - Cleveland's Forever (tapatalk.com)   
Do you believe the rod bearings may have sustained substancial enough damage in 400 miles? 
I do have a small airport near by with 100 octane low lead. I was running that exclusively for the first 250 miles. Do you think that might be high enough in the short term? Season is almost over so I'd probably look at swapping a cam this spring.


Edit: What do you think of retarding the timing on this camshaft to lower the DCR? The original 72 camshaft was ground 4* retarded? Would that not be enough in this case?   


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Originally posted by 72FordGTS 72FordGTS wrote:

What heads are you running Chuck?  Are they the early 4V close chambered?  If they are, do you still have the original open chamber heads?  
Yes and No.
I hate the thought of doing another cam but it's the path of least resistance assuming I don't have to pull the engine for rod bearings. Might wing that with only 400 miles ?
On the other hand I was going to have to pull the intake to go with an air gap anyway.
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Originally posted by 72FordGTS 72FordGTS wrote:

Rock, what about a head swap to lower the compression versus a cam swap?


that's an option but likely more $ than just swapping the cam. 76cc chambers makes 8.8:1 static and 7.3 DCR. mill the open chamber heads to 70cc chambers and you're right back at 7.75 DCR with a static CR of 9.35:1, factor in possible custom pushrod length and intake manifold milling to match the ports and bolt holes


if the open chamber heads are in serviceable condition as-is then it's a direct fit only $ is gaskets. for that matter all the valves and hardware can be transferred over all they could need is guides, valve job on the seats and cut the spring seats if needed, machine for screw-in studs? that's still a lot of work ($)

i did try plugging 4* retard into the Wallace and it didn't do nearly enough to calm it down, the problem with doing that if it's an option is that the 4* retard across the board affects all 4 valve timing event rather than only the IVC that you want to change. it would kill the cam the same way Ford did it in 1972 then again in 1973 for a grand total of 8* retard for the Cobra-Jet Cry

having run it on LL100 for most of the time so far reduces the amount of damage to the rod bearings that may be done, that's going to be your call. my 1st build i lost the #7 rod bearing total overlap in a couple days after firing it up, 11:1 static with a decent amount of cam but i ran it on regular IIRC. i had no clue on DCR back then so no idea how high it was but it sounded like Orville Redenbacher was busy under the hood. crank kit was only $135 at that time!

me personally i'd swap the cam and assuming they pass inspection use the same lifters, you know they're good. i wouldn't risk starting over with a set of unknown likely chinesium lifters. i've been seeing many youtubes showing new lifters from the box with with no convex radius on the foot, dead flat guaranteed to kill the cam. then there's the internal clearances that have gone to Censored, new production lifters can't even hold oil to pump themselves up, they just bottom the plunger with the slightest of pressure

OK i just caught that your cam is Hyd-Roller, i'd use the same lifters for sure, no wear pattern to worry about. between your cam card and the Summit specs i'm seeing .571"-.576"/.577" lift?

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/hrs-233215-10


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Originally posted by lynchster lynchster wrote:

If I understand what you put down I need a cam with 230* @ .050 for the intake? (As I'm thinking about that the point where the intake closes seems to be of more importance.


for whatever reason i don't relate to .050" numbers in many regards, the 50 numbers are 'all over the place' due to the ever increasing lobe ramp lift rates lately. sometimes this is referred to as 'lobe intensity'. for this same reason i like the Wallace DCR calculator because it uses Advertised or valve on the seat duration for it's input. the 50 number / intensity can vary wildly from cam to cam

so now the quest for a cam that suits all the existing parameters, mostly your valve spring package already installed forgive me i forget what transmission you're running there, manual or auto, any stall converter?

looking at the Howards page i find this cam


.594"/611" 233*/241* but darn Howard doesn't let you see the cam card. all things being equal (mostly the 0-.050" ramp rates) if you need an additional 12* more duration on the IVC then figure you need 24* total added on to the adv duration of the cam. this puts the cam into a different classification and will need a converter if auto trans. 24* is kind of a lot. your 217* at 50 intake cam + 24* makes 241* at 50.

Howards has a 243* at 50 intake cam,


but IDK if it fits the existing parameters or if you're up for that much cam?

how much work / what will your open chamber heads need?
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how do you feel about leaving everything else the same and changing the pistons?

the 1973-74 8cc dish piston makes 9.65:1 static and 7.95 DCR

what's the bore in your block?

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If the camshaft is the only real worrisome issue, I'd try to minimize the work and just change the cam. The cost and trouble for any changes to other parts hugely raises the costs. I'm expecting to need $1500+ just to refresh my 351C-4V by upgrading the cam to roller, going through the heads to verify quality, and being sure the oiling system can supply enough to bearings at 6500rpm.

I'd contact a trust worthy custom cam source for the Cleveland, and have them create the best cam for the parts combination. I don't like any OTS cam made for different combinations than your parts. The cost of custom is about $100 plus any special valves springs etc. It's not worth the trouble to guess at a cam, or use a cam someone else guessed at, or one some software guesses at. I want one that an expert designs for my actual combination, that is very well worth $100 to me.

I hope I can find a local shop that has worked on many great Cleveland engines, and one that can competently install lifter bore bushings. Feasible is another subject, who knows.
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you can also look at it as the only issue is the static compression ratio

i suspect George Pence has exactly what the doctor ordered, most of his cams are spec'd to the Closed Chamber / Flat Top flavored 351C. every instance i've seen on the Pantera International page when a fella (myself included) calls Bullet to get a Pence grind done, they want to change the specs. why? a guy can't order the cam he wants w/o getting Censored with? so many guys say "call the cam company and give them your info ... do that 3 times a day 5 days a week and you'll get 15 different cams, why? granted 1 of those cams ~might~ stand out above the rest but for sure 1 of them is going to bottom of the list, is that the cam you got? IDK

reason i through out changing the pistons is because i do happen to have a set of .030" TRW forged 1973-74 dished on rods with good bolts. i grabbed them from a guy advertised them on the Clevelands Forever FB page for no reason other than they don't make'em no mo. possible a good cheap blower piston if i ever use them, possible i won't, i'd let them go if a guy needed them. and i will say i was very impressed with them when they arrived, i've never seen connecting rods that clean, and very minimal wear / use / storage marks on the pistons. i have no qualms about using them myself. more work than swapping the radiator cap but everything else stays the same, could be the easiest and still a cost effective solution at the end of the day


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The car is a stick so I could get away with an aggressive cam. The lifters are 1.73 Scorpion rollers. The pushrods are oversized  heavy duty and staggered because the exhaust valves are BB Chevy (slightly longer).

I don't know if .611 is too much. I do know I read somewhere that .600 was "recommend" without sleeves. On the other hand I read that the Lunatic lifters I used have the lower oil band necessary for Cleveland's. I originally considered the reduced base circle Comp Cams use but if it was an issue it would just shift it to the bottom of the bore.

Based on this conversation the car is offline again. 

I believe Howard's are the only one doing standard base circle cams. The valve springs match this cam and I'm not looking to swap them if I can avoid it. If these springs are the same for the more agressive cam I might consider that. The .611 lift on the exhaust doesn't seem that much more but I've been wrong before.

The other option is having them grind one with an acceptable IVC spec. Maybe opening up the centerline from 110 to 112 to help reduce cylinder pressure and take the lift as high as the springs allow.

I'm really looking for an option where I don't have to pull the engine if I can avoid it. Still a PITA pulling the rad, hood latch support, and grille though. Thinking about rolling the dice on the rod bearing since it doesn't have many miles on it but this project is months off so that decision can change. 

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I only mentioned the heads because I thought you were running closed chambered and though your might have a set of open chambered heads just sitting around, but obviously not the case.  I like Rock's idea of the piston swap, it would also give you a chance to inspect the rod bearings.  Plus it eliminates the worry of getting a poor quality new cam and the break-in.  But that means pulling the engine....

If you do go with a new cam, a custom grind is the way to go for sure.  Talk to George and hoepfully he will help you out.  What gears are you running in your car?  Just wondering how they will work if you go to a longer duration cam.
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Originally posted by Rockatansky Rockatansky wrote:

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i suspect George Pence has exactly what the doctor ordered, most of his cams are spec'd to the Closed Chamber / Flat Top flavored 351C....

... could be the easiest and still a cost effective solution at the end of the day




Those sound like a very nice set of pistons to reduce the compression some from closed chamber heads.

I'd be careful with that idea too, I would have the whole assembly rebalanced if I changed the pistons.
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a couple misnomers i've caught that i feel should be addressed, overlap doesn't play a roll in reducing cylinder pressure, overlap is the opposite side of the 4 cycle chart from where the intake valve closes. overlap is the period between the closing of the exhaust valve and the opening of the intake, both valves are open at the same time. there is no cylinder pressure to speak of anywhere near the overlap period. the other you just mentioned is the lobe separation angle, that also does not play a roll in reducing cylinder pressure but it can affect overlap unless the lobe is tailored to counteract gaining or losing overlap. the only valve timing event that controls now much cylinder pressure is produced is the IVC (intake valve close) on the seat

another option to reduce static CR is to 'relieve' or 'soften' the combustion chambers. if you were to remove 8 cc's of material from the chambers you'd be at 9.4:1 static and 7.75 DCR. here's a pic of an Aus 2V closed chamber head that a guy softened to fine tune his static CR. unshrouding the intake valve also improves flow




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FWIW i just recently heard a theory / concept that fits, the Cleveland closed chamber is not designed to control detonation, the shape of the chamber is designed to 'connect' the intake and exhaust valve for better scavenging during the overlap period. while quench can be an effective tool for controlling detonation in an engine built specifically to run on the ragged edge, i've never seen or heard of any documentation from Ford that the engineers intended to use quench in this manner. the shape of the chamber is just that, the shape they wanted for maximum 'crosstalk' between the valves and it worked well. that's how the 351C was able to compete and beat the 7 liters on the Nascar banked ovals. taking a little bit away won't be the end of the world
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i guess you could say it's posted on



a bunch of were hoping George Pence would put all of it together, still no word on his health
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Been doing all the research all over again with a better understanding of tolerances and consequences. 

1. Based on cylinder psi the calculator puts my compression closer to 10.4 -10.5

2. Three Howard Cams matched to 9.0, 9.5, and 10.1 wind up at just about 150 psi. 

3. According to George Pence the cast heads can manage 8.0:1 dynamic compression. Alloy heads 8.4:1.
I think his very informed opinions and his preference for sports car performance versus muscle cars lead to his preference for sub 8 dynamic compression ratios and higher lsa's.
I don't think he's wrong. The higher pressures don't lend themselves to the durability of factory produced and warrantied drivetrains. Piston rings would last longer and high stress abuse would crack these blocks 50 years ago.

4. I'm just guessing here and I could be wrong again. With the improvement of just pulling the timing to 6 degrees I could probably run colder plugs, better than 90 octane fuel, and jet the carb richer but for what? I'm still losing 10 degrees of timing, giving up a lot of power, and still stressing the engine.

5. I haven't found the specs for the cams Pence did but I suspect they're flat tappet designed. I wish I had a Dyno program so I could play with camshaft profiles. 
The one Howard's cam with a 69* IVC is close but I wouldn't mind tweaking the specs on it to drop a bit of lift and maybe shift the LSA a bit to get closer to 72* IVC. 
I called Howard's today and my springs are good for the .611 lift too but I don't know about piston clearance or the oil band height.
The guy also thought a 75* ICV was crazy. Obviously not a Cleveland guy. 😆

6. Not sure I want to do this swap myself just yet. Daily driver? Sure. Converted engine that cost more than most cars I drive not so sure.

7. Conflicting information:

Read psi for street cars between 150 and 200 psi. (WTF?)

Seen compression test on a Cleveland at 180 psi. Two cylinders were at 150 though.....

Feel free to throw out thoughts, criticisms....



     



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The camshaft is the biggest key to cylinder pressure and all of the aspects of performance, all rpm's and driveability. The cam should be the last component chosen, designed, to mate the other hard parts together. So given the apparent issue, I think the rest of the parts are decent choices and usable as is.

I think unless a full tear down and refresh etc is in order, I'd re-select the cam and do the minimum to get it back running. If it had to some apart, I'd reinspect the whole oiling system and head parts(valve seats and guides etc), plus upgrade the pistons for lighter and adjust compression if needed. I like the 10.5:1 range for performance use, with premium, with a custom cam(not off the shelf). It's better to run a point less compression if you are going to guess at a cam. A custom cam can be made to work with 11:1 and more.

A proper cam designer(who knows how to make one for a Cleveland) should be able to create specs to work with the existing compression etc. But also a custom cam often needs to(or it's free power) upgrade the springs(lighter and thus quicker, more power yet and/or better lifespan). You have to be very specific with a designer to get all of the benefits of a custom cam. The 302 and 351W market is full of countless engines built with custom cams that function amazingly well, many with mismatched parts that the cam manages well.
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The engine only has 400 miles on it and they weren't a 1/4 mile at a time. I doubt I wrecked the rod bearings and it sounds decent idling in the garage. 
The cam I'll have to work on now that it's cold
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