Adjustable Vacuum Advance

I see it now. When the screw is turned in CW the whole way the spring is at its most relaxed. A relaxed spring may lead to pinging under load, and in that event you turn the screw CCW. Looks like the best setup would be earliest vacuum possible without pinging, or as far CW as possible without pinging.

I'm not sure id would ever spark knock under load. That's when vacuum drops out completely. It's just something you'd have to mess around with . Every combo is different.