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Cam degreeing - Needed?

Does every cam installed need to be degreed?  Or does lining up the marks enough?  I know for the high power engines, it makes a difference, but I'm talking about a stock rebuild.  The valves are closed at TDC, and rotate fully.
1988 Thunderbird Sport (1st car)
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Cam degreeing - Needed?

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On a street motor or stock rebuild just get a good quality timing set and install the marks lined up. I have used cheap timing sets and then checked the cam timing and it be a couple degrees retarded.
88 Cougar LS 5.0 .030 over, ported E7s with GT40 valves & trickflow springs, Proform roller rockers, HO cam, removed air silencer, K&N filter, smog pump delete, 2.25" dual flowmasters, Pacestter H-pipe & headers, HO computer, 65mm TB, Explorer intake, 19# injecters, 3.45s, rebuilt posi, and TCI shift kit.