Okay... Let's start from the beginning...

I'm ATTEMPTING to do LS/VTEC... B18a block, with b16a1 head.
Along with tons of internals but that won't matter...

I tried putting the timing belt on all last night and most of tonight... to no success... every time I put the belt on it looks good... then when I turn it a few times to see if it's still on it's retarded by a half of a tooth or so... which is roughly 8-10 degrees.

Well, I tried tonight and I said **** it I'll advance the cams a little and leave slack on the front and see what happens.
Well it worked good... except it's the exact opposite as before... they are advanced about 8-10 degrees.

Also, with all the slack out, and the tensioner tightened... And having been turned in the right direction... if u stop at TDC and look at the cam gears, they are not a whole tooth off... As in, if I could simply pick the cam gears off, and turn them one tooth (which would be the only way I could do... unless I just decided to go more than 1 tooth)

It would be like I said before, retarded about a half of a tooth.

What in god's name have I done wrong?

Harry