When you lock it, you dont have to set anything. Just follow the directions Mallory has for locking that distributor. Then stab it and set the timing at 32 with a light. At any engine speed the timing should stay at 32.
That’s true. And I forgot, he’s running a 685 box. If he wants to lock it out at 35 or even a bit more he can as that box has a built in start retard that he can activate and adjust. I think up to 20 degrees.