Thanks Buick - but I do know what timing marks to use - it's in the service manual - just as Trav posted. The thing is, the LH side is half a tooth off on either side of the dot, so one has to pick and choose. I likely picked the wrong side originally. We'll see though.
There's not much else to try at this point. It may have detonated, who knows. Detonation can be very hard to detect at times. If this is trash, I notice on Ebay they are selling JDM engines that look brand spanking new - I may consider plopping one of those in.
