Originally Posted by foreigneRS

that is only so that the rotor arm will be in the right place to distribute the spark from the king pin to the correct lead for each cylinder

there is absolutely no need for the distributor to be adjustable - it is just fixed like that as that was how it was done on that block before with a conventional distributor with points etc.

the distributor also contains the phase sensor so that the ecu knows where in the 4 stroke cycle it is, as the crank shaft position sensor does not tell it that. but that does not affect the ignition timing.

i've done plenty of timing belts, and of course i line it up correctly - but i understand what i am doing and why, not just follow a manual

you can't educate me about how it works. if you knew enough about it you would not come out with your last sarcy comment - it will either run or it won't. it will if the rotor arm lines up sufficiently, and it won't if it doesn't

i'll tell you again, the dizzy position has NOTHING to do with ignition timing - it is done by the ecu from the crank position sensor. it knows that there are 4 teeth on there and how fast it is turning so knows the time interval for each degree of crankshaft rotation.