camshaft install question

[sl87]

I installed my brian crower cams and noticed the timing marks were off. I was just wondering if i need to roll the cam over a couple teeth over. When I installed the exhaust cam I had trouble with one of the cam lobes pressed up against the rocker arm and wouldnt let me make the dowel pin set at twelve o'clock so i just installed it rolling the cam over making the dowel pin go towards more on the 11 o'clock side (idiot). I have the green intake and orange exhaust sides right. The timing marks are off but both the lobes at front of engine are facing opposite but not identical like when i searched and the lobes at the back of the motor are facing towards each other downwards,and pistons 1 and 4 are up top. The crank pulley is at the second mark. Do I bolt the cam cap down forcing the exhaust cam to sit enabling the dowel pin to sit at 12 o'clock? Thanks

[fast_s13]

loosen all the cam caps in order of the fsm. get your timing marks on the re tighter in order

[Justin35ll]

Well even if you did tighten it down like that you still need 9 links between the cam marks.I kinda had this problem too, but not to that extent.

Just make sure you're on TDC cyl 1 and set the marks down next to the cam to 10 and 12, not the chain link marks

Also the way you tighten down the cams is like this

9 5 1 3 710 6 2 4 8

But instead of starting with 1 and 2 you start by tightening down 9 and 10 then continue through 1 - 10. So that may help you keep the cam in place where you want it.

I forget factory torque spec somewhere around 7.8 or something.I would do a first round of about 4ft/lbs then a second round of 7.8ft/lbs

So take all your cam caps off and set the chain links where they need to be set the cams where they need to be and do as I said above

[sl87]

Ight, I planned on doing exactly what you just said, just needed a second opinion before i did it. So basically loosen all caps, move cam over, tighten. Thanks for your help.