W-30 Timing Advance
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W-30 Timing Advance
Hey guys, brand new to the forums here. Hope ya'll are having a great memorial day. I have a question about a 455 motor. It's a W-30 out of a 4-4-2 and I was wondering if anyone knew what the advance should be ? It's got a Melling W-30 cam and an Accel HEI distributor. Any help on this would be appreciated.
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I suggest 12 deg. initial without vacuum advance hooked up. For an automatic, bring in the total of 36 deg. around 3000 rpm. For a stick around 4000 to duplicate stock curves. You can mix and match Mr. Gasket etc. springs to get the advance you want. After you are done, hook up the vacuum advance.
#6
get an aftermarket adjustable vacuum unit, start at full advance them back it down to eliminate the pinging at part throttle. i would run as much as the car can handle.
My mild built 455 likes very little advance, but every Olds I have owned is different.
My mild built 455 likes very little advance, but every Olds I have owned is different.
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