[RedReplicant]

Anyone familiar enough with Haltech software to post the max VTC commanded by the KPower base map? I'd like to pin my VTC gear for safety but I'm still waiting on the kit.

Also, a brief note...
VTC gear is supposed to be unlocked when torqued to prevent damaging the internal pin then locked afterwards before the chain is put on. New gears come unlocked, but used gears are usually locked. I paid $50 for my used gear, can probably find them cheaper.

Most guide online talk about about removing the intake cam, taping the holes up, using compressed air, etc. Screw all that.

Remove old gear with 17mm on bolt and 24mm on cam. Open up the 50* cam gear and make sure not to push the center section out - you only want to mess with the front and back faces - and remove the plastic piece, spring, and pin. Rotate the center section to the unlocked position (the position that the pin doesn't drop through the center section into the hole on the back plate), reassemble, put on cam, torque with 17mm on bolt / 24mm on cam, rotate cam gear clockwise to lock it. Done.

Also, it appears that Subaru oil sandwiches fit the K24, at least in the case of my Mocal thermostatic one.