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Old 06-14-2007, 11:02 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Eightupman View Post
Dont forget to have him advance the timing an additonal 10 deg or so to compensate for the different timing curve in the HEI. Should come out around 18deg or a little more. I made that mistake when I swapped mine to HEI and could not figure out why she ran like a wet dog...

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Well, the right thing to do is to recurve the HEI to match the requirements of your particular engine. All HEIs come off of smog motors, so it's a given that the curve will be wrong for a performance motor.
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