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427 Start Up. Timing?

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Gonna start the new motor this morning and go for a test drive. Need to set the timing first. What's a good place to start?
 

srtthis

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think we run something like 32* base timing and i think the MSD pulls another 10 for start up... so something around 20* should be good.
 

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srtthis said:
think we run something like 32* base timing and i think the MSD pulls another 10 for start up... so something around 20* should be good.
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Thanks. Making the fuel lines is keeping me from starting it. I hate an fittings
 

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hoopty5.0 said:
Thanks. Making the fuel lines is keeping me from starting it. I hate an fittings
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haha they aint so bad after you make 30 or 40 of them up
 
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