PUZZLER!!! My new motors a dog! what did I miss?

mbaird said
I corrected the dampened for tdc...
I actually checked the cam degree with wheel and dial indicator....doesn't mean I didn't make a mistake.
I questioned the machinist about using the 12/12 install procedure....I have always used 6/12...

I have thought about the secondaries opening on Eddie...but I know my Holley DP was opening...and it ran sluggish with it...
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The 12 to 12 is just so you install the distributor on the power stroke. The first stroke is the intake, the next is the compression, then the power. If you line them up dot to dot and stab the distributor it will be 180 degrees out because your on the intake stroke when its dot to dot.