cam question for big block ?

[72_rallye]

I don't do this enuff to remember, I am changing cams in my Charger 400. I have #1 piston on TDC. The crank keyway is at about 2'oclock. I installed the cam and gears but I am confused on aligning up the dots on the timing chain gears. The book says to have them facing each other, but when I do this the valve arrangement doesn't look right to me. When I rotate the top gear dot to the top (180) then it looks like it is on the compression stroke. What am i missing , besides some mechanical knowledge. WIll the engine run like that if you rotate the distributor to match ?. Any help would be great,,,I need some help ,,,,,thanks,,,

[Chryco Psycho]

you can align the dots either way , the cam turns at 1/2 crank speed , but you are correct , with the dot at the top you are on tdc firing #1 , with the dot at the bottom you are on TDC#6 firing

[72_rallye]

Thanks Chryco !!!
  I did like all the books and everybody said,,,,I aligned the dots facing each other,,,,but when I dropped the distributor in I pointed it at #6. Then had a friend bump over the engine til' I had compression on #1 and balancer was pointed to top dead. I pulled the cap and then it did point to #1. Not really sure where to time it at with the aftermarket cam though,,,,It is a comp 252 extreme energy. .447 intake , .455 exhaust on a 110 degree lobe separation. Thanks again for the reply,,,,,Nick