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Old Dec 6, 2012 | 06:33 PM
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Timing?

I have a 79 f250 w a 460 I replaced the distributor with an HEI & new plugg wires. What should my timing be at in degrees +/-. I have strait pipes w/ high flow headers, edelbrock 4brl carb, and the engine was rebuilt about two years ago.

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Old Dec 7, 2012 | 04:19 AM
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The timing for an HEI ain't no different than the stock dist. Check your bible for the degree setting. Might be different if you have a 'other than stock' cam, though.
Also, with an HEI dist, you can set your plug gap 10 (or so) thousands wider due to the higher than stock voltage.
 
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Old Dec 7, 2012 | 03:19 PM
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8-12 inital, I have HEI in my 390 have plugs gaped at .050, love how the set up works
 
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