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Re: Old small block chevy question
Posted to Technical Theory Forum on 9/17/2012

Hi Ray,

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Some of those old engines used vac advance at idle, I never liked this setup. Most engines ran best with 8* or so initial timing, ported vacuum for lots of advance off idle, light throttle.... Login to read more.