Initial timing is 5 degrees at 650rpm (on the last step of fast idle cam, shop manual calls for TDC). Once it comes off that cam to regular curb idle it wants to stall unless I give it a little throttle.
the fast Idle cam have to do with anything?
Of course it's going to stall coming off the step, cuz the T-port got slammed shut.
The T-slot exposure is set using the curb idle screw on the curb-idle stop, the absolute most closed the throttle can be, with absolutely NO interference by the fast idle system.
Where did you get the idea to use the lowest step of the fast-idle cam?
Start over