Frustrated engine wants to die at idle

the dizzy's up front on a big block, jus start twisting it clockwise til it starts to die than twist it back til it smooths out. Who cares what the number is!! Its gonna need to be where it needs to be. If its too much, then it will be hard to start, the starter wont have enough umph, in that case, nudge it back (counterclockwise) a bit. Youll be getting close. Hey, you may be at 20 degrees probably. You may have to recurve the dizzy to get the total advance right. (this aint no stock motor, so this is what is necessary; oh well) You've gone this far, don't spend all this money and not have your timing right. Read the forum tips, buy some balancer timing decals. get a good timing light and a vacuum gauge. Learn how to do it and do it right, don't be lazy. Will you make mistakes? sure but just DO IT (GET"R DONE!!!)