/\sure, I'll agree...but only because it can't harm anything to try. I've done a timing belt change 6 times on WRX's in the last 6-8months... each time, the cams will pop and go out of alignment when you take off the tensioner...they will not stay. And since you'll be lining up the crank mark first, that will put the pistons where they need to be anyway. But try it, there's nothing to lose but 20 seconds of your time giving it a shot....but to me, it's like wiping before you poop...it's gonna get messy anyway