The problem with the total timing method and letting the initial fall where it
may, is that low rpm driveability and throttle response can be poor if your
distributor is putting in 30 degrees all by itself. If you set the thing to 37
total, then your initial will be 7, which may not be what your engine likes. My
390 likes about 12-15 initial, and when the distributor puts in 30 above that,
it pings like nobody's business.
I'm not really sure how a Windsor would react, but the guy with the original
question said his car ran better with more initial, but pinged too much. This
is an indication that the distributor is putting in too much, and he can benefit
from limiting the amount of mechanical advance, then bumping up his initial
lead.
Gerard
>
> Bob Palmer wrote:
> >
> > Gerard,
> >
> > Very helpful. Could you also add some instructions about the springs? We
> > want a pretty aggressive mechanical advance with it all in for sure by no
> > more than 3,000 rpm. Do you have a recipe for the springs that get this
> > result?
> >
> > (another) Bob
>
> Bob,
>
> Spring kit cheap. Dial-back strobe, moderate, tape $6. R&R to replace
> springs, easy. All-in by 2700-2900 rpm, set max. at what, say 37 deg.
> max., idle where it wants to?
>
> Hey, this isn't rocket science.
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