Boostin21
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Im having some n00b issues with getting my timing marks to line up. I feel like Im 16 again. Lol.
No matter how many times I try to get the marks to line up Im off a tooth or a half it seems like. All timing components are brand new. HKS belt, BLE tensioner, tensioner pulley, idler pulley, crank sprocket and timing plate, front cover and oil pump sprocket.
The motor is a 6 bolt. The balance shafts are eliminated. I have stock gears from a 2g 7 bolt bolted up to GSC 280's.
The process/order I set timing is as follows. I position the crank sprocket/plate to line up with the timing mark. The belt then goes around the crank and oil pump gear tightly and gets routed up towards the tensioner/idler pullies. The cam gears timing marks are then set parallel with the top surface of the head, dowel pins up. I place the belt around the intake cam gear and clamp it with a bull clip. I then make sure the exhaust cam is positioned where it needs to be as it likes to snap back clockwise. Then i turn it over by hand and double check the marks.
Well no matter how i do it, Im always a tooth or a half off... It usually takes no time at all to set the marks on my motors ESPECIALLY with the motor out.
Is there something else going on or what am I missing here?
Any help/tips will be greatly appreciated. But damn do I feel stupid right now.
Cullen
No matter how many times I try to get the marks to line up Im off a tooth or a half it seems like. All timing components are brand new. HKS belt, BLE tensioner, tensioner pulley, idler pulley, crank sprocket and timing plate, front cover and oil pump sprocket.
The motor is a 6 bolt. The balance shafts are eliminated. I have stock gears from a 2g 7 bolt bolted up to GSC 280's.
The process/order I set timing is as follows. I position the crank sprocket/plate to line up with the timing mark. The belt then goes around the crank and oil pump gear tightly and gets routed up towards the tensioner/idler pullies. The cam gears timing marks are then set parallel with the top surface of the head, dowel pins up. I place the belt around the intake cam gear and clamp it with a bull clip. I then make sure the exhaust cam is positioned where it needs to be as it likes to snap back clockwise. Then i turn it over by hand and double check the marks.
Well no matter how i do it, Im always a tooth or a half off... It usually takes no time at all to set the marks on my motors ESPECIALLY with the motor out.
Is there something else going on or what am I missing here?
Any help/tips will be greatly appreciated. But damn do I feel stupid right now.
Cullen