Total Timing?

GTS Registry said
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?
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I bet your guy said time it at 36* at 2500 or so when you picked it up.

My guess your dist guy took a stab at what he thought the initial should be and set the curve to follow. He may not have asked you directly, but, he figured out a safe initial point based on the engine/components.

You don't have 36* in the distributor if I'm reading what you wrote correctly.