Once you set the crank trigger at 50* it will never be moved again, the timing offset is adjusted in the ecu to sync the two to read the same. By moving the crank trigger pickup to try and snyc the timing you are only exacerbating the situation.
When you drop the distributor, the cam sync is a little goofy. I've had the most success spinning the motor over to the peak torque timing (i'm guessing around 22 degrees in your case) and dropping the distributor in the motor. Align the tip of the rotor with the #1 pin on the dist cap and lock that sucker down. As mentioned above, with the timing locked in the ecu you can verify the timing with a light and adjust the crack offset until the ecu and timing pointer match.
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When you drop the distributor, the cam sync is a little goofy. I've had the most success spinning the motor over to the peak torque timing (i'm guessing around 22 degrees in your case) and dropping the distributor in the motor. Align the tip of the rotor with the #1 pin on the dist cap and lock that sucker down. As mentioned above, with the timing locked in the ecu you can verify the timing with a light and adjust the crack offset until the ecu and timing pointer match.
Shoot me a PM if you can't get a hold of Kris today