Strip to Street Help Needed

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Get a light and time the car to about 20* BTDC for idle timing. If you know where the total number needs to be, simply math to adjust mechanical. If the car was timed using the often, but not the best for street car, total timing method, that could be part of your idle issue. Lack of initial timing.

Simple test, warm car up, give distributor a twist CCW. If it picked up rpm, the engine wants the timing at idle. Reset idle speed and repeat until it doesn't pick up. See where that number is using timing light.

See where the starter kicksback when warm to find you high side idle timing point. That's the cruz of skep's post.