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Old Mar 3, 2011 | 07:58 AM
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Originally Posted by bashcraft
This would've been nice to know from the beginning.

I know people are going to disagree, but there's no reason to run a locked out advance on the street. They're fine for racing, but not on the street.
The place that dynoed it said if I set the timing at 32 degrees and do the retard timing thing it makes for a nasty street motor. He mentioned something about vacuum being absent so a vacuum advance would be useless, but not 100% sure about that, I was talking to him and as he was mentioning everything the cost of all this was preoccupying my mind.
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Old Mar 3, 2011 | 08:07 AM
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Originally Posted by corvetteload
He mentioned something about vacuum being absent so a vacuum advance would be useless, but not 100% sure about that,
He's full of $hit. There's vacuum between the carbs and the blower.

That said, I wouldn't run vacuum advance with a blower, but I would run mechanical advance.
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Old Mar 17, 2011 | 07:14 AM
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Just an update=
new flexplate, new Chevy hi-torque starter, timing set at 32btdc and everything works great!!! Advance is locked out and engine spins fine and starts at first spin!!!!
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