Too much timing?

dartfreak75 said
I used @318willrun method of timing i started with my idle at 800 in neutral bumped the timing up a couple degrees till the idle increased then reset the idle and continued to do that until it no longer increased the idle then took about 3 or 4 degrees out of it I ended up at 24 degrees! That seems like alot of initial timing to me. Im not getting any starter kick back it seems to run good i haven't driven it yet with this setup I wanted to check with yall first and make sure I don't damage anything by running to much. I know without vacuum I had about 34 total when I was at 14 intial so that's gonna put me at like 44 total now. That seems like too much to me?

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Lesson here is never us a 318willrun method.... LOL

You used the first method for ballpark initial. "no starter kick back and it seems to run good" (most engines do when they get what they want)
You didn't use the second method of setting total, which includes welding slots or FBO plate
Thirdly, if you are going to use my methods, and use a VA, you'd better be tuning to VA also. I don't run the VA on any of my "hot rod" applications.
Last... For those that don't know, here are the two videos in which the "318willrun Methods" in question ...