Before I go to start the car, I would like some reasurrance that my timing is correct. Just installed GSC cams, set the tension, and rotated the engine 5+ times. Thanks

 

balance shaft is off a cog

 

Yep, oil pump balance shaft is off 1 tooth.

 

Oil pump is off a tooth, wouldnt be a problem if you had a balance shaft removal.

 

looks like intake cam off a tooth. maybe just angle off pic but oil pump is def off a tooth.

 

looks like everything is off a tooth????

 

Thats normal.. Intake cam on Evo 9's always looks about half a took off.

 

its all gotta be perfect.... if this is ur first time, its ok, it took me about 4 times to get it picture perfect... But by the fourth time u'll be a pro

 

didnt know it was a 9. see mivec gear now

 

Thanks guys I fixed the tooth off problem now and everything lines up perfect no questions asked.

As for the tensioner, I have it set so I can still slide the grenade pin in and out, but with resistance, is this correct?

 

yeah.. well, my pin has zero resistance... but urs is good

 

yup pin for tensioner is good then. throw her back together and fire it up

 

Sorry guys, the intake cam looks a full tooth off to me, you have to remember that it will look good, then you pretension the belt and it pulls off, so you have to start it a tooth over effectively. When I did mine I had everything lined up PERFECTLY. Oil pump is definitely off a tooth, balance shaft is weirdly in between, can't even see your crank timing mark...

Regardless, I had my belt off and on 4 times, the 5th time on everything lined up. Scheides tried telling me that on the 3rd and 4th time the intake cam was "close enough", but then the 5th it lined up perfectly. That was at 2AM though and we both just wanted to sleep.

 

Thanks everybody, your help is greatly appreciated.

 

So Everything lined but perfect went to start the car, wouldnt start, looked at the timing and noticed the intake cam was off by two teeth, so i'm praying that I didnt bend the valves. I took everything apart, And now I cant get the cam gears lined up with the valve cover without using a wrench to pull them, it seems like there is some resistance. Should I pull the cam caps off, pull the cams out and try it again?