Newbomb Turk said

I never set that stuff at idle and then drop it in gear.

That’s *** backwards.

Put it in gear, set the idle and set the mixture screws.

Then go put it in park and see what happens.

These engines spend more time in gear than in neutral or park so get it right with a load on the engine.

If you end up with more than a 300 rpm drop going into gear then you need to work on you timing curve. Or the converter is too tight. Or both.

Is it a little tricky to get the car secure so you don’t crash the car, kill yourself or someone else. But it’s not THAT unsafe.

If someone can’t secure the vehicle and set the E brakes and do it right, with load on the engine they need to ride a bike.

It’s just silly how scared some guys get over nothing.

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