Question on cam timing???

[JDz34]

Maybe a dumb question but when you say advance intake 6 degrees and retard exhaust 6 degrees. Advancing would be before TDC and retarding would be after TDC w a degree wheel??? Well 12 degrees at the crank anyway. Reason I ask is I recently purchaced a 92 z34 w a broken intermediate shaft that ran good just made noise from the timing belt. I removed the engine and replaced the shaft and degree'd the cams and now it runs poorly at low rpms but good at 3k and up. Im not sure if I have other problems or I did it wrong?? I'm not to excited to have to tear it down to 0 everything to be sure. Any help would be appreciated

[pocket-rocket]

When you say poorly, is it just not very ballsy but rips loose over 3k? If so, that's normal of the DOHC. And as for the 6/6 timing, that should be 6 degrees at the crank (3 at the cam), not 12.

[JDz34]

oh wow!! so I guess I misunderstood the pics that sappyse107 posted for 12 degrees being 6 degrees at the cam. So when others talk about degrees they are refering to crank degrees (+6/-6) and not actual cam degrees?? I guess I need to get it straight so when I retime it I do it right. Thanks for the help.

[pocket-rocket]

No problem That's why I go by the crank for my marks when I do my timing, even though I do have one of the few adjustable hold down tools.

[JDz34]

Hey do have a pic of your adjustable hold down tool? I've heard them mentioned on here but am having trouble picturing how they work.

[pocket-rocket]

This one isn't mine, but it's a good friends here on this board. I got one of them from the same batch John did.

http://60degreev6.com/forum/showthread.php/47262-3.4-DOHC-ADJUSTABLE-Cam-Timing-Tool?highlight=adjustable+cam+tool

[JDz34]

Thanks for the pic it definitely would be easier to use that than a degree wheel and a depth mic on the cam flats.

[pocket-rocket]

If you do come across one of the adjustable ones, be warned they are marked in CAM degrees, not crank degrees, so divide the number by 2