Setting vacuum advance

All these tips are good . Your absolute limit of advance @ cruise is 52*. Thais at CRUISE . If it pings or rattles , you gotta back it off . Enginesw ith long duration cams don't make a lot of vacuum , so , that will in itself limit the advance . Make sure your vacuum line is connected to a source that is ported (above the throttle blades . good luck

You should read the MP engine book and actually DO some of the things they say, as your statement is simply untrue. I've seen cruise timing at and over 60*. It's perfectly normal, combination dependent.