New Engine, Hard starting, Likes Lots of Advance

I'm running the eBay distributor that is also sold under the Pro Comp brand name. Not MSD.

The ignition worked well before I removed it from the car. I can't say what the all-in timing was before I took it apart.

By "timing light trigger problems" do you mean that the timing is correct, but the light doesn't give the correct reading?

I meant trigger issues known to MSD

AJ has posted some good stuff which I nearly mentioned. Rotor phase and or reversed pickup wire polarity might be an issue. Google "rotor phasing"