Cam Degreeing - Pics?

[KicknAsphlt]

Ok, so I'm looking to degree my cams tomorrow after not being able to last weekend, and I'm having a bit of an issue. I know I have to mount the fixture and gauge so that the tip of the gauge rests on the bucket face, but I'm not exactly sure how this is accomplished with the cam lobe taking up about 90% of the surface area. If anyone has any pics of how this is pulled off, I'd appreciate it if you'd post 'em. Or, if you can describe it in enough detail that I can picture it in my head, that'd work too.

Thanks,

 

[IJ.]

I use a flat steel plate drilled so it bolts to the cam cover bolt holes and a Magnetic base with a long probe on the indicator.

Sorry no pics

 

[KicknAsphlt]

Yeah, I knew about the steel plate (instructions even mention that...lol), but it's how to get the gauge oriented to read the lift.

 

[IJ.]

Long probe fits beside a lobe

 

[KicknAsphlt]

Bump -- Ok, tried a search, but couldn't come up with anything. Does anyone know the specs for the factory turbo cams, and the proper event timings and what not? (what crank degree the lobe should start opening, etc.) It just occurred to me that this info would probably be good to have when degreeing my cams, since otherwise I'd be pretty much doing squat.

Thanks,

 

[grimreaper]

what cams? i thought this info comes with cams now a days...

 

[KicknAsphlt]

what cams? i thought this info comes with cams now a days...

factory turbo cams

 

[grimreaper]

why? just to know?

 

[KicknAsphlt]

I need to know the event timings at the least to degree them in properly. Thickest gasket I could get was a 3mm, and I really needed a 3.6....so I need to degree the cams to make sure everything's gravy.

 

[Zumtizzle]

^What?

3.6 Why?

 

[KicknAsphlt]

That's what I measured....ok, ok....3.5x, almost 3.6.

 

[Zumtizzle]

Have the Head CC'ed and calculate compression.

http://www.supramania.com/forums/showthread.php?t=97203

 

[KicknAsphlt]

Head's already on the block....and that info isn't what I'm looking for. I should be good on compression; even though the gasket is shorter than what I needed, the bores in the gasket are 86mm and I'm still running stock pistons.

 

[Zumtizzle]

Reason being, I said have the Head CC'ed was because i had my head surfaced and a LOT of material was taken off, and when i had it CC'edit wasn't too bad.

As for degreeing cams This vid may help they go into cams at around 3:50

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MsqA-C3vGI

 

[grimreaper]

^ great video! i think i have a few more tools to add to my collection in the future!

 

[KicknAsphlt]

Reason being, I said have the Head CC'ed was because i had my head surfaced and a LOT of material was taken off, and when i had it CC'edit wasn't too bad.

As for degreeing cams This vid may help they go into cams at around 3:50

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MsqA-C3vGI

Yeah, I've got that video saved, doesn't help me -- it's a 2J and they're using aftermarket cams.

 

[Moy]

dude... that vid is super trick :biglaugh:

 

[Zumtizzle]

Well seeing as you're completely stock just line the crank to 0 and use aftermarket cam gears to line up the pins on the camshafts to the matchmarks as toyota already did their R&D.

But Doward degreed his stock cams and will chime in I guess.

Main thing is you don't want your CAMs to loop.

 

[KicknAsphlt]

dude... that vid is super trick :biglaugh:

That was annoying as shit -- I wanted to reach through the computer and break his neck 'super trick'... :evil2:

 

[KicknAsphlt]

Well seeing as you're completely stock just line the crank to 0 and use aftermarket cam gears to line up the pins on the camshafts to the matchmarks as toyota already did their R&D.

But Doward degreed his stock cams and will chime in I guess.

Main thing is you don't want your CAMs to loop.

Normally I'd do that, but with the head gasket being thinner than I needed, the cams sit closer to the block...so they need to be degreed in to line everything back up properly to factory spec.