Help understanding my odd timing?!?!

When I was talkin about the balancer, I wasn't talkin about your highjack. I was talkin about the OP's balancer. True, you can remark the balancer but if it has spun, it is worthless because it will spin again.

About your distributor Kevin, "feeling" it is correct is a far cry from knowing it. There are tools and methods for determining how an engine is physically timed. Unless you use those tools and follow those methods, all bets are off as to whether it is correct.