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Old May 11, 2007 | 09:18 PM
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When installing the timing chain. Put cyl 1 at tdc with the timing mark at 12 oclock then the cam at 6 right?
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come on i know someone has an answer to this
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Line up the dots. I did that in my cam swap and no problems.
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It won't install any other way I don't think.
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Line up the dots. I did that in my cam swap and no problems.

Yea its just like a SBC, line up the timing marks on the cam sprocket and the crank sprocket, its pretty simple
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Yea its just like a SBC, line up the timing marks on the cam sprocket and the crank sprocket, its pretty simple

Right cam gear at 6 oclock crank 12 oclock?
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yep, that would be correct, that installs the cam straight up, now if you want to index it at a different degree then its a different story
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Originally Posted by Captainofiron
yep, that would be correct, that installs the cam straight up, now if you want to index it at a different degree then its a different story
Most of us already have 4* ground in so I wouldn't see much need to install it any other way. But for those few that wanna be different, better use a degree wheel.
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