Yes, tune to whatever the car likes best. I gave the example of how people let the "car" decide where the initial should be, I do the same with total. I've had many small blocks run the best, and turn the best E.T. at above 40* total.
Ahhh that makes sense. For a second I thought you meant just let total fall where it may lol. That would be interesting.
Yeah like I mentioned it's best to tune total. While most guys will end up in that 34-36 area. The best thing you can do is take it to a track and run it. Keep playing with timing, as much as it sucks to pull your distributor apart 10 times a day. That will tell you what the car likes most. I know there are some guys will really efficient heads only ending up around 30 total timing. Sounds odd. But if that's where it makes best MPH/ET that's where you should leave it.
