Too much timing?

One thing I noticed if get below 18 i fall out of the green on the vacuum gauge not sure how important that really is tho.

That does mean something. It means it's getting out of its optimum vacuum range. You can do this. Twist in the minimum amount of timing it takes to get to the maximum reading on the vacuum gauge and see how it runs. Does that make sense? It doesn't always work on everything, but it's a good place to start. After you do that, check it with the light and see where it is.