[4zpeed]

Originally Posted by JPN_GP

I'm sure there's solutions you guys have to work around the problem, perhaps thicker head gaskets
or playing with the cam timing to lower the dynamic ratio?

If you have access to 92 it may be ok but similar to your Skylark under heavy loads it may ping, never a good thing.

Not sure the kinda terrain you reside in but It's a bit heavier, elevation and hilly country will obviously also play a role.

You could knock a few degrees of timing out, it kills performance but much better to detune rather than let it ping.

There are also a few other things if your going to just drive it a while, today's fuel likes to eat the older rubber products.

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Once again, Welcome!
Frank

[JPN_GP]

Originally Posted by 4zpeed

You could knock a few degrees of timing out, it kills performance but much better to detune rather than let it ping.

Introduce yourself in the street section to get more recommendations, post some pics too they love that stuff.


Once again, Welcome!
Frank

Will do, in my area hills are pretty common so getting the car to not ping is a priority. I almost have my Buick's tune dialed to where I can drive it without it pinging uphill, some of the issues I've been working through is the distributor currently in the car has the wrong curve and the previous owner installed a Holley spreadbore instead of a Qjet so the jetting is much too rich (Although better to be too rich than too lean!).

[gtospieg]

Use a baster to suck the fluid out of the master and then run fresh fluid through all the lines. You may need to replace the master and the wheel cylinders.