Cam Timing

["John McCauley" <jege@dock.net>]

I have just installed a performance camshaft in my new engine, and it has
no guts.  I have been told it is the cam timing, so I puchased a degree
wheel.  I have installed it on my car and it is set to top dead center.  I
can't make any sense of how to use it beyond that.  
My cam specs are: 
Duration at .050  229 deg.
Intake   opens 8   closes 41
Exhaust   opens 41   closes 8
Cam rise .295    L/C 108 deg.

I would appreciate any help you could give me.

Thanks,
Greg McCauley