I'm seeing a lot of red flags here..
1. WHat fuel are you running? YOu should be running premium pump fuel.
2. Are you using vacum advance?
3. WHEN does the timing come in
4. What car is this in and what is the gear ratio
5. stock or auto
6. What converter?
180 PSI is nothing crazy nor is 9.7:1.
To remedy this you can run a wider LSA than you are running.
Beyond that, you need to adress the above questions to see what the issue is and how to remedy it further.
