Total Timing?

crackedback said

So you have 36* total when it's at 15 initial?

If so, your distributor doesn't have 36* of advance in it if you are running 15 initial with 36* total, it's got 21* mechanical.

Shane asking for 36* in the distributor could have some real detrimental results.

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If that's the way you are looking at it, then YES that is what I have.

But as I said before I have a TOTAL of 36* at 2500rpm. That is what I told the guy doing the distributor that I wanted 36* TOTAL. I did not have to break it down for him with what I run initial at (15), nor "actual mechanical" advance(21). He just wanted to know what I wanted the full advance to stop at. Does that make sense?