Well, it's my turn to ask for suggestions..

The other dizzy I tried was a MP. I had the idle set at 16* initial timing with that dizzy. I'm leaning towards Rumblefish360 on something wrong with the cam in it. I did not remove the heads, so I was limited on what I was able to do with the pistons, as far as in the hole, or anything. However, with 170 compression, I'd say I'm good there. It seems to me the intake is extra warm, not the motor, just the intake. Weird. Also, if I do wide open throttle in Park, some gas (mist) comes up from the carb, but NEVER a backfire. Unless somebody comes up with a "catch 22" idea, it looks as if I'll have to pull the cam.