okay. take the vc off. manually turn the motor till its at tdc according to the crank pulley (assuming its a stock pulley). look at the cam sprocket. there should the "up" indicator at the top. there are two horizontal lines, on on each side of the sprocket. take a ruler or straightedge and make sure they are perfectly lined up with the head surface. if they do, you have the timing correct. if not, take belt back off and adjust.