[QUOTE=coreseller]Wayne Dempsey from Pelican later explained that I should of locked the cams, maybe I just got lucky QUOTE]
Interesting. You look at his procedure, at the link below, and it seems like the cams don't have to be locked, but the IMS sprocket should be. I suppose in reality it's the same thing, as long as the chains are tight enough.
You also don't appear to NEED P253 with this method.
http://www.pelicanparts.com/techarticles/Boxster_Tech/14-ENGINE-Intermediate_Shaft_Bearing/14-ENGINE-Intermediate_Shaft_Bearing.htm