460 Balancer Timing Question
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Mountain Pass
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460 Balancer Timing Question
Does the 460 balancer have a tendency to move in relation to TDC like I’ve seen on the 351m/400 balancers? The reason I ask is I just got a new project with a 460 and I’m checking/adjusting timing and right now I’m seeing about 15 degrees initial and that seems a little high? The truck has Atomic EFI and a Flamethrower distributor and coil. It seems like it wants more timing so I bumped it to 18 degrees initial and did a test drive. No pinging and much better response and it still starts easy. I’m going to keep adjusting but I was just wondering if the markings on the balancer could be off and it may be less timing than what I’m reading off the marks.
Mountain Pass
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FWIW, I've been running my '97 F350/460/ZF5 at 16-20 degrees for the last 100K or so. The only time it will ping is if I lug it...so I don't lug it. It is doggy at the factory 10 degrees. Better snap and gas mileage at the 16-20 degree setting. If I really worked it, I'd back off timing a bit.
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FWIW, I've been running my '97 F350/460/ZF5 at 16-20 degrees for the last 100K or so. The only time it will ping is if I lug it...so I don't lug it. It is doggy at the factory 10 degrees. Better snap and gas mileage at the 16-20 degree setting. If I really worked it, I'd back off timing a bit.
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