So I think I'm going to try and dive in to the motor today and do a little spring cleaning. I was wondering if anybody has a stage 1 hot cam and what the clearances they have them set at? I have heard that some people have set them at .006 and .008. I know that hot cams recommends .008 and .010 but have heard that they make a little more noise set at the recommended clearance and have noticed that extra noise. Question is who is using a stage one, have you set it lower than recommended, will this hurt the machine and how long have you been running it this way? Do you notice a power loss or gain?