so i have an aftermarket pulley and no indication of any notches on it and i have to get the timing correct on the engine before i start it....im searching all over and everyone says yellow notch blah blah....is there no other way to do this properly??

HELP please!

 

what after market pulley do you have ?

mazdaspeed , mazdaracing racing beat ?

take a picture of it. Worse comes to worse order a double sheeve Racing beat pulley ( $ 78 US ).

you can find top dead center and make a mark. But IF the pulley is a random pooper, then buy something to get solid markings. Not worth blowing a motor for a few bucks.

And im assuming you have a , S4, S5 or RE motor.

 

RE motor....is there any other way to align it...i mean is there any other indicator that its in the right spot other than those markings?