Yet another inital timing question

Thats exactly the reason for this post. the most ive seen someone on here run a 318 at is 20 but thats with a mild cam. The reason i am doing this is cause i had a hesitation from low speed to wot. months ive worked on the carb and accelerator pump. back to basics.. timing then carb. another thing ive read is the rpms should pretty much remain constant when putting in gear from park or neutral.