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Thread: cam/crank correlation with vortec dist?

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    I'd like to throw in a little experience here just to avoid confusion for the reader who may be reading this thread and thinking that distributor orientation has anything to do with ignition timing.

    Distributor orientation does not affect ignition timing.

    From both the service manual and experience with the 24x signal from a distributor (prototyping only), the PCM is monitoring the 24x crank signal to determine crankshaft position. However, this is not enough for the PCM to know when to fire the injectors/coils. The PCM uses the 1x cam signal to determine engine stroke (intake or exhaust). If no cam signal is present or the cam signal is not in proper orientation, the PCM will attempt to start the engine as long as it sees the 24x crank signal (engine rotation is present). If the engine does not start (no increase in RPMs), the PCM will assume opposite stroke in an attempt to start the engine (extended cranking and typically backfire).

    So don't get too caught up on the distributor orientation. Follow the instructions provided (as per GM) and expect reliable starts 100% of the time.

    There's nothing wrong with knowing for sure that the cam sensor orientation is 100% accurate...but GM does not reveal this information. Probably because it's not critical.

    Of the several vehicles already up and running with 24x, no one has had startup issues or DTCs indicating improper camshaft orientation.
    Last edited by S10Wildside; July 3rd, 2009 at 06:38 AM.
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    I am planning to convert an old inline-6 (292) Chevy to EFI. To keep the look as
    original as possible I prefer to keep the distributor. My plan is to install the 1x cam
    position sensor in the inline distributor and add a 3x crank reluctor from a 4.3L.
    Obviously I will need a custom timing cover, question is how the crank pos. sensor
    needs to be oriented. The inline crank is the same dia. as a small block/4.3L, not sure about the relation keyway to TDC #1.
    On the V-6/8 motors it seems the sensor is placed 45° off center or parallel to the cylinder bank. Would I need to place the sensor parallel to my cylinders as well?

    If I wanted to run a high resolution crank signal on an I-6 would that even be possible? 18x reluctor??

    Thanks,
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lennart View Post
    I am planning to convert an old inline-6 (292) Chevy to EFI. To keep the look as
    original as possible I prefer to keep the distributor. My plan is to install the 1x cam
    position sensor in the inline distributor and add a 3x crank reluctor from a 4.3L.
    Obviously I will need a custom timing cover, question is how the crank pos. sensor
    needs to be oriented. The inline crank is the same dia. as a small block/4.3L, not sure about the relation keyway to TDC #1.
    On the V-6/8 motors it seems the sensor is placed 45° off center or parallel to the cylinder bank. Would I need to place the sensor parallel to my cylinders as well?

    If I wanted to run a high resolution crank signal on an I-6 would that even be possible? 18x reluctor??

    Thanks,
    Lennart
    Hi Lennart,

    You might want to create a new thread as this thread is unrelated to what you're trying to accomplish.

    I don't have details available for sensor/reluctor orientation for your project, but I can tell you that GM never wrote a calibration for a high resolution crank reluctor with the V6. You will be stuck with a single coil and distributor using the 3x crank and 1x cam signal.

    Hope this helps,
    Mike
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    forgot about this thread. just a post install update for anyone interested, the CMP retard offset PID just logs a constant zero, Mike is correct, that as long as the cam is installed correctly, there is no offset to adjust.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Aloicious View Post
    forgot about this thread. just a post install update for anyone interested, the CMP retard offset PID just logs a constant zero, Mike is correct, that as long as the cam is installed correctly, there is no offset to adjust.
    Not sure if you're still monitoring this Wildside, but I'm having some issues with my setup and have started to wonder if this is related to the placement of the vortec dizzy on my 0411PCM conversion of a SBC 24x.

    I'm getting horrible stuttering/backfiring and surging, more prominent (permanent) in low revs and extended cranking before it starts.
    You mentioned the alignment is not critical, but would this be a still be the case if the dizzy used for 1x cam signal was off by 180 degrees?
    Alternatively, if it is off by 5/10 degrees could it still cause this or it doesn't matter where it is, so long as it's present?

    One other quick question, does the vortec distributor have a different pinout config to the LSx cam signal sensors or are they same?
    I assume it's the same otherwise I wouldn't have a tacho reading, but I had a problem with the crank sensor when the vortec pinout was different to the LS1 pinout.

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