turn the dampener back slightly to 15 BTDC. As 273 dart said above you can start #1 from anywhere but for standardization I like to stay with the OE diagram. Stand in front of the car with the dist in your hand with the rotor on and point the rotor forward (toward your face)and "slightly" to the pass side & note the clocking of the dist bottom tang at that point and you want to clock the inter gear/shaft to match that so you can drop it right in. This maintains the OE wiring diagram and lets the wires nestle as neatly as possible with the shortest length possible. Install the dist & turn the housing slightly till the magnet is dead even with the tooth. If you have to turn the housing more than "slightly" you might want to move the intergear over a tooth. Mockup & go from there. Bottom line you want the #1 cap terminal/wire a bit to the pass side (forward of course). Start #1 in the cap terminal where the rotor is pointing to (forward & slightly to the pass side) then route the wires on around clockwise from there (1)-8-4-3-6-5-7-2. Make a mark on the dampener 2&7/32" clockwise from the TDC slit & have your helper turn it to that at ~2500 RPM when it fires. Stat out. Read "breakin secrets" at www.mototuneusa.com Reluctor gap at .008 with brass gauge. NAPA Echlin rotor with a .060" longer blade # MO3000 is a nice addition & helps with rotor phasing issues. $8 & change out the door. EDIT vac can on pass side & position it where it has a reasonable amt of room to be turned & turn it slightly till the magnet is lined up and the #1 cap terminal/wire is forward and slightly (~15-20 deg) to the pass side