  The effect of the nutation angle on the flow inside a precessing cylinder is
experimentally explored and compared with numerical simulations. The focus is
laid on the typical breakdown of the directly forced m=1 Kelvin mode for
increasing precession ratio (Poincar\'e number), and the accompanying
transition between a laminar and turbulent flow. Compared to the reference case
with a 90{\deg} nutation angle, prograde rotation leads to an earlier
breakdown, while in the retrograde case the forced mode continues to exist also
for higher Poincar\'e numbers. Depending largely on the occurrence and
intensity of an axisymmetric double-roll mode, a kinematic dynamo study reveals
a sensitive dependency of the self-excitation condition on the nutation angle
and the Poincar\'e number. Optimal dynamo conditions are found for 90{\deg}
angle which, however, might shift to slightly retrograde precession for higher
Reynolds numbers.
