Have you taken a look at the weights and springs? I don't see how the motor will run at all with an initial timing of 5 deg. ATDC. If the timing is truly 36 deg. BTDC at 3000rpm then you would have 41 deg. of mech. advance. I don't know of any dist. that has that amount of mech. adv. built in. You are right that somewhere around 12 deg. initial plus 20-24 mech. is what most combos shoot for. I am assuming that you have had a timing light on this thing to check the #'s. In theory you need to rotate the dist. to give approx. 12 BTDC at idle and then set up the advance weights to bring in another 20-24 deg. by 3000rpm or earlier.
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69 Bird w/1970 400 block(409 cubes), #64 heads, hyd. roller, Q-jet by Jeff E., original interior, ps, pdb, th350, and 3.73 gears. Pump gas, street driven muscle. 3800 lbs. race weight. Best, 11.39 @118, my son's car.
79 T/A w/463, Scat crank, Eagle rods, Icon pistons, Lunati solid roller, 262/270, KRE 325 heads, Northwind intake, QF950 carb, full interior, ps, pdb, th350, and 3.73 gears. Pump gas, 3650 lbs. race weight. 10.60 @ 126 so far...
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