Re: Cam I.D and timing
There are marks (dots) on the crank sprocket and cam sprocket for alignment. Cam pin is usually straight down and crank keyway will be nearly straight up. They all have the dots on them, aftermarket sets sometimes have + or - 4 degree marks. You more than likely want to run it straight up.
The (proper) way to do it is by using a degree wheel to locate the actual centerline. They say its the nature of the beast to be off a hair for various manufacturing reasons.
I love it when people do things right
Unfortunetly I dont always do that lol