Locked out distributor...

j par said

Well I called the Holley MSD tech line this morning.. (aka the ashtray on a motorcycle)
It took him a minute to find on the instructions where it said they preferred you to lock out a distributor... He got it once I pointed out it was right at the beginning LOL.. he said that when I did activate the retard that it would just drop it whatever amount I set it and follow through the curve... When I asked why they suggested locking out the distributor basically he hung up LOL...
It looks like some questions are just going to have to remain unanswered LOL...

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I was having unstable initial timing issues with my MSD Pro-Billet dizzy with the light springs on it. I was running 22* initial and 35* total.

One day I decided to lock out the distributor to see how the motor liked it. I set my timing at 35*. It's been locked out for a year now and the motor loves it. It starts normally with no kickback hot of cold. I would like to have vacuum advance hooked up, but have yet to choose another distributor that has that feature. The motor has never run better, but I bet I can pick up a mile of two per gallon on the highway with the addition of vacuum advance. I get around 10 mpg at 70 mph now.

I am only running 10.2 to 1 compression with aluminum heads, and the motor cranks 200 psi when warm.