MSD E-curve Distributor Set Up???

jimmyray said
FWIW, I run a FBO recurved mopar distributor with 16 inital, 34 total mechanical, and 12 vacuum.

Starts easy, idles good (would like 20 inital, though!), and the ET/MPH (best of 12.003 @ 111 mph) are best at around 32 to 34 total.

The Vacuum is great for cruising and highway. With my 408, a well tuned Thermoquad, 3.73 Dana, and a 727 witha 4200 stall convertor, I would routinely get 14.5 mpg. Now, with the switch to a TKO 600 with .64 overdrive, I have gotten as much as 24 mpg. So, IMHO, the vacuum advance is great for economy. Mine likes it, and I can definitely tell when it is disconnected. And once you go WOT, the vacuum drop to close to 0 anyway, and no vacuum advance.

Oh, and I've been looking at that same MSD distributor for some time, just have not been able to rationalize it. Yet...
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Sounds like your Distributor is not set up for a stroker. Sounds like you had that dizzy curved for a 340/360 and just used it on this one. Strokers like alot more Initial Timing than 16*. Reason I say this is I had Don curve diffferent dizzy's for different set ups and the one you are describing is for a Non Stroked motor. His Dizzy's done for a 410 of mine was Initial 23* with 11* mechanical "34* Total" built into it all in by 2400 RPM......I bet your car is pretty lazy down low.