Ignition timing KA24E Really testing my patience!

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So i have been struggling with this little issue for a little while now, let me break it down for all you fine folks.

I finally get this KA24e running in my 510. I drove it around and noticed a rattling type noise so naturally i pulled the valve cover to notice my chain guide is broke. Thinking that this is what i am hearing, i replaced it. I fired it up and to no avail, the noise is still there. Then i began to think outside the box, and i thought to myself "that sounds like detonation". so I put the ol timing light on and BAM! For some reason or another it is advancing to 60+ degrees before TDC according to the dial, at around 2500-3000 rpms, free rev, no load on the engine I've tried a different distributor and a different ecu both in known working condition. Anyone ever have this problem? Any help with this would be greatly appreciated.

[mutiny]

Did you ever remove or do anything with the oil pump/distributor? They might not be lined up properly. I remember the FSM saying the half moon shaft of the oil pump should be pointing in a certain direction when you look down the shaft of the distributor hole with distributor off at TDC