Originally Posted by
Spec R
number 1 piston is on timing belt side.
they have holes on the vtec head too.
its hard to explain how to get the timing belt tension correct. you have to have the belt get slack from the intake cam side, and then man-handle it over to the exhaust cam to get them to line up without the excessive slack.
My bad, you're right. I always get it mixed up because it sits sideways.