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Old 04-18-2016, 11:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Large Arbor View Post
Thanks for all the responses. Builder wants timing set at 35 degrees at 4,000 rpm. I do not know what that translates at startup.
With the MSD distributor, your total timing is the sum of the limit marked by the color of the bushing and your initial timing amount. The bushing that limits my total advance is the silver one (25 degrees). My initial timing at idle is 10 BTDC. So, my total, all in, timing is 35 degrees BTDC and my curve, with the light silver spring and the blue spring, brings it all in well before 3000 RPM.
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