40 degrees initial!

You can get a start retard.

Put a little less advance in the dizzy and try that. I.e 10 degrees and run 28/38 etc
Thanks Rocco. That's definitely one option. I might not get kickback at 28 initial, too. We'll see. At least that gets me closer to the sweet spot. Can start retard hook up to any ignition system? Does it have to be MSD? I have mopar electronic