Chevy SB Vs. Ford SB sound...how?

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Re: Chevy SB Vs. Ford SB sound...how?

Most of the time it is. What is you initial timing and total? I'm running a msd ready to run distributor. I put in the 25 degree bushing and set my initial at 11 so my total timing is 36 degrees. I also put in a light spring and a medium spring so my advance is in before 2500rpms. Is your distributor a tooth off? When I broke in the cam on my 69 last week, I was a tooth off. Car was a sob to get running and I had to turn my distributor so far towards the drive side just to get it to fire. It backfired etc. I pulled it out and moved it a tooth over and bam it fired right up and ran great. Is your cam installed straight up?

yeah the cam is straight up, i have no idea what the timing is, but any way it is set the carb is still passed the idle circuit.

it may even be because the car idles so high to stay running (idles around 1000rpm)

i have tried a 750 carb, same thing, which leads me to believe the carb is not the problem.