DentalDart said

Ok I understand your all in comment now.

Yes we were trying to have the timing line on the dampener hit at 0 btdc but if using the logic of having my rpms at 2k for break in my timing should be around the 30...

My video was recorded maybe 20 seconds after we turned the engine over for the first time and hadn't messed with anything yet. But it at least gives everyone first look at the glory of my work :D i know i know.. there are some much nicer bays here on FABO but I'm stoked for how it turned out on 30 bucks in spray paint, a little more for valve covers and air cover, then a **** ton of grease scraping lol.

I'll do my best to get that timing tape to stay. Most of the comments I read for installing the tape were to- clean really really well, stick dampener on, then clear enamel spray paint over the tape to hold it on.

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clifftt said

I’m confused by your answer here. You also say in the second paragraph of your first post that the “balancer was checked on the crank”. Are you assuming the indentations are correct, or did you index the pulley at TDC when you were building the motor? Jake’s right, pulleys are known to separate.

I found my pulley marks off 7* when checking it, reindexed it using the tape.

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