I was reading the degrees as "before" because as I turned the engine, these marks were before reaching OT. Error on my part, sorry. So to be correct, the cam alignment before changing chain was 10 degrees after TDC. After changing the chain (and I'm certain that I corrected my slip of teeth on cam sprocket), the mark is on 9 degrees before TDC. This seems like a lot of stretch in the old chain. I'm not sure that the pointer is in the right place and giving accurate information, but the change is certain.
The car runs great, as it did before. I can tell a slight difference in performance for the better, but not much. It runs very smooth and accelerates like a gas burner. Performance much improved when I changed the injector nozzles and balanced them a few months ago. ALDA is set to stock location. (I had adjusted it 1.5 turns but put it back to stock when rebuilding injectors).
I also replaced the factory (I think) vacuum pump with a used one that has the upgraded bearings. Just looking at those ball bearings is worrisome. I'm glad that is out of the car.
