Bud, FRPP told me use AT LEAST 14* - 16* at idle, and as much as 36* total. I've got mine at 16* and it still starts easy...total is as yet around 30* so I gots to get into the distrib and redo stop bushings. And, yes, mine stinks at idle too; and I do get some black sooty smoke out of the pipes when I blip the throttle. I got to believe mine, at least, is still rich at idle - haven't gone thru the carb fully as yet.
