[Mgs] Timing discussion

[Richard Lindsay]

Awesome Charley. No factory manual is going to adequately prescribe the
right answer for your FrankenMGB. You must love engine building as much as
do I.

R

On Wed, Apr 24, 2019, 8:41 AM Charley Robinson <Charley38 at twc.com> wrote:

> That comment,  "Just advance the timing until you notice preignition."
> has to be taken in the context of how much advance can you dial in
> before it starts to ping under load.   It's a rough attempt to dial in a
> particular engine/fuel combination.  I think most of us know the trial
> and error method.
>
> To answer your question: My B engine is set at ~12* advance @ 850 - 900
> RPM with the vac disconnected.  It pulls well through the midrange  set
> that way.  But my engine kind of "parts is parts." It's a 18V block with
> GH innards (flat -top pistons).  All this topped by a pre-smog head and
> HS-4 carbs.  So I had to tweak it to get it to run the way I like it on
> mid-grade gas.
>
> CR
>
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