Well, I warmed the motor up good by idling a half an hour, then took a valve cover off to check lash on a couple of cylinders while hot. I had guessed at setting them cold at .012". The 2 exhausts I checked were right on at .022, the 2 intakes were a little loose. I set the intakes and now will know where to set them cold.
That doesn't have anything to do with timing other than making sure everything is right before I start.