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Jun 13, 2004 | 11:36 AM

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Quick Q about cam installation...

Dot to dot means dot to dot, right? My cam is to be installed "dot to dot", so as long as the dots are lined up, I don't have to worry about where TDC is, and making sure #1 is at TDC, etc, just dot to dot, right? Also, if the crank dot is not at the top from when I took it apart, what do I need to do to get it up top, just reinstall the old crank bolt and turn it until its up top? Thanks, Shawn

Jun 13, 2004 | 11:38 AM

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Correct, put the old bolt in turn the crank until the dot is straight up. Then install the cam gear so it is "dot to dot" and you will be fine.

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Jun 13, 2004 | 11:39 AM

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Jun 13, 2004 | 03:35 PM

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I'm being told that you should degree a cam in, how do you do that with an ls1 when there is not timing mark indicator? I'm also about to do a cam and was planning on simply lining up the dots.

Jun 13, 2004 | 07:37 PM

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I just got done doing my swap, and I put the crank dot at the top and just lined up the cam dot to dot.

I had +4* ground in to my cam so I didn't need to degree anything, just straight up.

Jun 14, 2004 | 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Honez

I'm being told that you should degree a cam in, how do you do that with an ls1 when there is not timing mark indicator? I'm also about to do a cam and was planning on simply lining up the dots.

You'll need a degree wheel, piston stop and a dial indicator. You don't use timing marks on the balancer. But if you buy a cam from one of the sponsors that checks all their cams on a CamPro machine, then you should be fine installing it dot-to-dot. I knew mine could potentially be close, so I degreed it in to be 100% sure where it was installed.

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