76 360 timing?
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76 360 timing?
hey everyone, just rebuilt the carb, all the ignition stuff looks good, just want to adjust the timing to make sure its on.
what should i set the timing to seeing as how my hayes manual only says consult my emissions sticker, that is gone? i read another post that said i should retard the timing more, it will give it better performance considering that the cam timing is already retarded more than it should.
any suggestions? also, how do i set the dwell?
what should i set the timing to seeing as how my hayes manual only says consult my emissions sticker, that is gone? i read another post that said i should retard the timing more, it will give it better performance considering that the cam timing is already retarded more than it should.
any suggestions? also, how do i set the dwell?
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Why did you reatard the cam more then it should be? Stock cams are already 4 degrees retarded so why hinder the performance? Your best bet is a cam with straight up timing. Your base distributer timing should be 6-12 BTDC with the vaccum advance plugged.
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Originally Posted by ford390gashog
Why did you reatard the cam more then it should be? Stock cams are already 4 degrees retarded so why hinder the performance?
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Retarding timing will NEVER help "performance" unless it's already so advanced that it pings.
