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Old Aug 13, 2016 | 12:19 AM
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Originally Posted by jpc647
I have r45's in my 72 cutlass, 350 with HEI and I have not had to retard the timing at all.
That's because your compression ratio is 8.5 to 1.
Old Oct 4, 2016 | 07:15 AM
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Originally Posted by '69442ragtop
That's because your compression ratio is 8.5 to 1.
Well yeah, unfortunately.

What wrong with going colder? The 43's are available. Colder plugs, if your engine is high comp, should be better anyway. I often thought if I bumped my timing a few more degress, I might try a colder plug, just to see if there was an improvement.

It'd love a set of 44's, to try just for that reason(72 recommends 46 in the factory literature) so going down to the 43 might be a bit too much for me. But for you high-comp guys, it might be perfect.

I'm just thinking out loud here.
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