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Originally Posted by MCdirt1
Originally Posted by blowninjected540
I seen this before. Ended up being the wrong head gaskets.
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Originally Posted by MCdirt1
Originally Posted by kwkracing
you seem to have another issue here with incorrect timing or you dont know what u are setting it at. A performance sbc will not run at zero or 4 degrees base timing. Do your headers glow orange when you run the car at night?
As Todd says total timing not idle timing.
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Originally Posted by Tod74
what is your total advance? Did you varify TDC on your pointer (with a degree wheel)when you put it together? I bet that thing gets in it's own way coming out of the corner...
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Originally Posted by zipper06
Originally Posted by MCdirt1
Originally Posted by kwkracing
you seem to have another issue here with incorrect timing or you dont know what u are setting it at. A performance sbc will not run at zero or 4 degrees base timing. Do your headers glow orange when you run the car at night?
As Todd says total timing not idle timing.
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Originally Posted by zipper06
Originally Posted by MCdirt1
Originally Posted by kwkracing
you seem to have another issue here with incorrect timing or you dont know what u are setting it at. A performance sbc will not run at zero or 4 degrees base timing. Do your headers glow orange when you run the car at night?
As Todd says total timing not idle timing.
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Add more timing to it, at least 10 BTDC for starters, then if she still runs warm jet up on the carb about 2 sizes square, a lean carb will warm things up with a quickness, that coupled with a slightly re-tarded motor ( no offense) is a recipe for one hot tamale.....
Goodluck>Cp
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On a circle track engine who care what the initial timing is you need to know what your total timing is and set your timing at the RPM where you dist. stops advancing,
Setting your timing at 3000 could burn your engine up if your engine has to be at 3800 Per say to acheive total advance.
One other thing make sure you balancer is degreed prperly and stay away from the dial back lites as I have seen them burn up mor pistons over the years.
Here is a few links to look over on timing lites.
http://www.dragracingonline.com/tech...-lights-1.html
http://www.chevytalk.org/fusionbb/sh...hp?tid/173877/
Setting your timing at 3000 could burn your engine up if your engine has to be at 3800 Per say to acheive total advance.
One other thing make sure you balancer is degreed prperly and stay away from the dial back lites as I have seen them burn up mor pistons over the years.
Here is a few links to look over on timing lites.
http://www.dragracingonline.com/tech...-lights-1.html
http://www.chevytalk.org/fusionbb/sh...hp?tid/173877/
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Originally Posted by hink
On a circle track engine who care what the initial timing is you need to know what your total timing is and set your timing at the RPM where you dist. stops advancing,
Setting your timing at 3000 could burn your engine up if your engine has to be at 3800 Per say to acheive total advance.
One other thing make sure you balancer is degreed prperly and stay away from the dial back lites as I have seen them burn up mor pistons over the years.
Here is a few links to look over on timing lites.
http://www.dragracingonline.com/tech...-lights-1.html
http://www.chevytalk.org/fusionbb/sh...hp?tid/173877/
Setting your timing at 3000 could burn your engine up if your engine has to be at 3800 Per say to acheive total advance.
One other thing make sure you balancer is degreed prperly and stay away from the dial back lites as I have seen them burn up mor pistons over the years.
Here is a few links to look over on timing lites.
http://www.dragracingonline.com/tech...-lights-1.html
http://www.chevytalk.org/fusionbb/sh...hp?tid/173877/
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As Carl/Hink says wherever the distributor goes to full advance set the timing at somewhere between 34 and 40 degrees, whatever the motor likes. If that doesn't cure the problems you have other issues, such as radiator or waterpump, also you didn't say if you were runing a fan shroud, that's a must.
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Originally Posted by zipper06
As Carl/Hink says wherever the distributor goes to full advance set the timing at somewhere between 34 and 40 degrees, whatever the motor likes. If that doesn't cure the problems you have other issues, such as radiator or waterpump, also you didn't say if you were runing a fan shroud, that's a must.
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