[HWYSTR455]

Originally Posted by "QUICK-SILVER"

32° total @ 3,500 rpm's. 15° initial.

That goes right with your earlier post on total and distributor advance.
34°-18°=16°
Should be golden and plenty safe enough for a pump gas street engine.

Clay

That's assuming it's fully advanced at 3500 rpm. That depends on the springs, and total may not come all in until say, 4000, or even 4500. If that were the case, for example, IF at 3500 you only have 15 degrees, add 3 more degrees to that 16 initial.

When I first got there on the day I visited, the rotor was at least half way between the #1 post on the cap and the #8. It had to have been like 15-20 initial, if not more.

Anyway, my original point was, you set initial timing at idle, and not just set max/total and let initial fall where it may. THEN you rev it up and make sure it's not exceeding the max target timing. But in this case, it's pretty clear that since it has the 18 degree bushing, total is not going to be off by much.

EDIT: When I say 15-20 degrees, I mean 15-20 degrees ABOVE the 12 initial.

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