cam degee confirmation based on photo

Dunno man, R2 would seem to me that the cam is Retarded 2 degrees....make sense? Is there an A2? If the mechanic said 0 WAS straight up on the crank gear, just look at directions on gear vendors sheet. The multiple keyways shape always line up with cam gear dot, you are correct, its just what ever symbol they used for 2 advanced.

But for that to be absolute, the cam and gears would have to be dead on, often times they aren't.

I have read where some folks have installed a cam straight up and it didn't even come close to being in spec because of what Rob described above.