[Tigers] My 347 numbers!

[Samouce's]

Yea....I noticed that the first time I saw the video.  With all the runs we
did, I never saw it.  I thought I would also pass this on about my timing
fun today.

Timing....what a PITA. Lets talk about what hell I went through with timing
today. 

1. Pulled the valve cover over #1 to determine TDC for the compression
stroke. Discovered there were two identical sets of 0-40 degree timing marks
oriented the same way ~45 degrees apart (there are others that face the
other direction for a pointer on the other side) on the balancer. I had
obviously referenced the wrong one. So I marked the correct with white
paint. 

2. Got it running and discovered that if the distributer was not really
tightened down (were talking torque down hard), it would turn and retard the
timing. This would happen over 3000 rpm. That screwed up some runs. 

3. The mechanical advance weights in the BRAND STINKING NEW BIG $$$$ MSD
distributer kept get stuck in the rotor cap. I had to remove the cap and do
surgery with a dremel to correct the problem (calling MSD tomorrow). This
also screwed up runs when I discovered the advance would not go past 20
degrees and was stuck partially advanced. 

So, you can see why I was happy with the 416 HP and got the hell out of
there. Will do the rest of the tuning with it in the car and/or a chassis
dyno.

Almost makes my EFI days seem easier...........almost.

Duke
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