rumblefish360 said

318WR, on the Edelbrock carb, you said you moved the rod on the pump shot lever. Did you readjust the bend in the rod to deliver the proper amount of movement on the arm?

On the engine timing, 20* initial is a lot. Try backing down 5*'s to start. The small block lines about 35/36 max with vacuum advance, 52 total with the advance hooked up.

Your time and mph are super close to my '74 - 318 Duster. LD4B intake w/hookers and Jegs exhaust.
The gears were 3.21's on a stock tire.

I only spent a few more bucks than yourself.

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1. I did not bend the rod on the eddy. Maybe I should have.
2. I started out at 14* initial. went up from there, because it ran better, idled better, performed better and had better vacuum. Same with full advance, started around 35* but it performed best at 40*. Remember, I have less compression than a stock 318 2bbl, and low compression motors love timing. I have not run a vacuum advance yet.
3. I'm sure with headers, 3.21 gears, and no stumbling I would have been at 97+ mph, which is plenty good enough to go low 14's (with a stock converter).
4. Because I was trying to stay under 500 (which I did), I didn't cut the heads. I felt cutting the heads .030 to get back what I lost on the head gaskets would have been big to this car, and low end torque.