Dan,
You are probably fine. I was trying to point out that there is no
one "correct" figure for total mechanical advance. It really does
depend on quite a few things.
With the solex CAMSHAFT, you can run more total advance due to the
cam profile. For the Solex cars the timing was 20 BTDC (at idle),
and with a 7.5 distributor advance cam giving another 15 degrees...
total advance would be around 35 BTDC.
If the compression is higher than original due to a surfaced head
and carbon build up, then 35 might be a little too much... so you
may need to back it down the 31 or so.
Cheers,
Tom Walter
I am curious as to what distributor you are running
> Hi Tom,
> Yikes, you mean total advance should be 31 BTDC?? I could of sworn
> that it was 35BTDC....in your dist FAQ... That number is the total advance
> regardless of type of car? My Solex carb/cam non-smog dist 69 2000
> seems to be running pretty good with about 21 deg at idle and 33 at max
> advance.
> Daniel 69 2000
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