Originally Posted by RallyBob
I've seen so many engines destroyed by 'guesstimating' ignition timing it's not even funny. Just last week my friend set the timing on his '69 Camaro (383 stroker with all forged bottom end), and he set it to 52 degrees because it 'sounded right'. I brought my timing light over and set it to 38 degrees before he drove it. It wouldn't have lasted a trip around the block!
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Oh hell so he didn't see the increase in power from backing off the timing then.