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Holy Timing being off!

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MAC'n89Blckstng

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Its not about a mustang but I thought it was funny and figured some of you may get a kick out of it. I just did a Keisler Tremec TKO600 conversion on a 70 vette for a customer. The car is pretty nice, has a ton of suspension work and a nicely (or so I thought) set up motor. Its a small block and its got Edelbrock heads cam and intake. The thing was a DOG, idled rough as hell, bucked like a bronco at cruising speed and just plain sucked. It was also a very rough starter. So I checked the timing and was turning the knob up and up and up and up and the mark wasn't showing up on the balancer. So I cranked it to 65* and it still had about 8* to go! And this is base timing with the advanced disconnected! I've seen cars at 35-38 but never at 70+. I couldn't believe it was running at that! It's now at 16* and runs like a champ. My only guess is someone timed it by ear. I just don't understand some people
 

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70?! I'd be worried about engine damage. And yea, I'm surprised it ran at all.
 

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It was detonating like a son of a bitch before but it seems ok.
 

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Distributor off?
 

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70? Timed by ear? Who timed it Beethoven? (couldn't think of another popular deaf person )
 

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I'm assuming someone timed it by ear. I had to turn the distributor so far that I had to cut a longer vacuum line to reach the vacuum advance diaphram. lol
 

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25thmustang said:
Distributor off?
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Does it matter if its carbureted?
 

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Nope lol It was just installed way wrong, I just don't know how you leave something like that alone and think its ok! lol
 

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SpartaPerformance said:
70? Timed by ear? Who timed it Beethoven? (couldn't think of another popular deaf person )
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Hellen Keller?
 

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Hellen Keller?
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AAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHA! I'm going to start using that... "That car sounds like it was tuned by Helen Keller."
 

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AAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHA! I'm going to start using that... "That car sounds like it was tuned by Helen Keller."
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ROFLMAO!
 

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That is a good one! hahah awesome
 
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