b16 timing problem

ive got a problem i cant figure out involving timing. i bought a swapped ek hatch and i noticed the previous owner had installed a d series distributor. the car runs good but i thought it was odd so i put a timeing light on it and the timeing is extreamly advanced. you can hardly see the timeing marker its so advanced. so i put a new timeing belt on witch ive done plenty of times before its not new to me, buy a b series dstributor and install it, put a timeing light on it and it shows its perfectly on time. only problem is the car now runs terrible. kinda of odd i thought. so i start trouble shooting. i put the d series distributor back on, advance the timeing like it was before and the car goes back to screaming fast. ive even tryed multiple b series distributors i know are good and no matter what i do it will not run properly when its in time like it should be. has anybody heard or experienced this problem?

 

is it possible its in the wireing? the car is still utilizing the automatic wireing under the dash i dont see how that would effect anything but its a thought i had.