Tuning help with new carb on strong 408
1st where is the timing set? and how much initial timing is there in the engine?
I am at 24 initial with about 36 total. Here are most of my specs...
• Current CID 408
91 LA block .030 over, zero deck, line bored, Hughes Main girdle
Extensive oil system mods
Melling oil pump
• Kevco oil pan and pickup with large pickup tube
• Scat forged 4.00” crank
• Scat H beams con rods
• Keith Black forged pistons
• Edelbrock Magnum Heads fully CNC ported by Hughes, 2.08" intakes, milled back to 58cc chambers. Around 300 cfm @ .600 lift
• 10.65 static compression
• 1.6 stainless steel rocker arm
• ARP head and main studs 190 Ksi
• Hughes Camshaft
o Intake Lift .610
o Exhaust Lift .614
o Intake Duration @ .050 valve lift 252
o Exhaust Duration @ .050 valve lift 256
o 106 degrees Lobe separation angle
• Solid lifters with EDM holes
• Port matched Edelbrock Air gap Intake
• TTI Industries 1 7/8 Headers
• TTI Industries 3" dual exhaust with X pipe to the rear bumper
• SFI Certified Damper and Flex Plate
• Mallory Magnetic Breakerless #42 Distributor
• Mallory Hyfire 6AL Capacitive Discharge box with rev. limiter
• Edelbrock 160 GPH pump
• Dual Fram Fuel Suction filters
• -8 AN lines to regulator and -6 AN to carb