Re: Interference Engines

["Ken Keith" <ken.keith@specialdevices.com>]

<Johnny Carson voice>  "I did not know that."

That's one of my new things I learned today.  I don't recall ever seeing those 
listed in a Summit catalog, or J.C. Whitney.

Ken

"Stephen Bigelow" <sbigelow@sprint.ca> wrote:
>
> Off-set crank keys for timing gears are an off-the-shelf item for the V-8
> guys. BTDT for small block chev.
> 
> To adjust his cam timing to make up for having his head shaved, the guy
> notched the key to either his crank or cam pulley (I heard about this second-hand).
> So, apparently the key is offset, and thinner than stock.  I don't know what
> he did to take up the slack.  This is on a mid-eighties Acura Integra with a
> racy 1.8l 16 valve.