Performance timing

dazedand confused said
First of all I've been listening to " OP " on here for a week now ! When OP have made comments like check while at idle nobody told me if idle was to be in park ,neutral or drive while adjusting the distributor
" timing" to 15 º BTDC till possibly now in their postings.then i get people saying to hook up the vaccum advance to a full vaccum source then get others telling me no that it should only be hooked up to a port on the carb but witch port on the carb? Im working on this by my self with no prior training on engine builds /performance timing /distributor modifications. I wasnt being a smart *** or not wanting to listen in my prior postings . Like i said before im a hands on person. Its confusing getting at least 6 different ways to tune/adjust timing /distributor ect. So i am bowing out as well and removing my self from this web site !

Hang in there partner.
I said I was bowing out so not to confuse the issue which happens far to often on forums.
The last thing you want to do is give up, that will get you nowhere.
I would suggest that you stick with the best suggestions from one or two posters, write them down and systematically go thru it until you feel comfortable with the way your engine runs.
Do listen and learn, just dont try to absorb it all from everyone, it will drive you nuts.
But understand it never ends you will always want to make changes.
Good luck
PM me if you get stuck
Edit: OP remember when I said it would be easier to show you how then explain it to you on here. Now you know what I meant