i just put everything back on after the hotcam install. just have a few things left to hook up. my question is if the cam dowel length is critical??? i had both cams side by side and marked the length off on the hotcam. i used a dremel to cut it down to the mark. i put them side by side again and the seem pretty much the same length. i know there is a specific # of the height of the dowel +- .01 or something like that. but does is really need to be perfect?? can someone explain why it even matters? ive been trying to figure it out. i mean the dowel just goes through the cam gear, so why is it so important that it needs to be a specific length?? if someone can help me out i would really appreciate it! thanks!

 

As long as the dowel does its job and doesn't hit things, length is not critical.

 

Mine was too long and ate up my opti, it has happend to a friend of mine also. Its suppossed to be .620 or about 5/8" long from the snout of the cam.