MSD distributor guru

Why not just lock it out at 35*? My 493 loved that set up, and it spends 99% of it's time on the street. At 10.2 to 1 compression, the cranking compression is 200 psi. It never kicked the starter back.

I eventually changed the MSD Pro-billet out for a Progressive programmable unit to get adjustable vacuum advance. Now my timing cranks at 10*, goes to 35* at idle and 42* at cruise with full vacuum.

Because you are almost always better off with a curve. The ignition box retards with RPM, and when that retard starts and how much it retards varies with every box.

Ignition timing at peak torque and peak HP aren’t the same.