For the crankshaft below, there probably will be a timing mark on the damper pulley that lines up with another mark on the lower cover. Or, the service manual may direct you to the transmission ...

Since the timing marks for the SR20DET and KA24DE are different ... on the pulley to match where TDC is on the stock KA24DE crank pulley. Pulling out our short block, Naoto installs his crank ...