Help needed passing Emissions!

gliderider06 said
The carb is stock jetting except for heavy step up springs. (Maybe lighter springs now I think of it to hold the metering rods down longer)

If the carb is setup properly, the step up is irrelavent to the idle mix.

gliderider06 said
The distributor is a new stock replacement.

Mmmmm...from a part store? If so then its generic and may but more likely may not actually have the same advance as the original.

gliderider06 said
FSM calls for 08*BTDC, so I can stand to retard my timing and pull that vacuum line before retesting.

OK. But my advice is to get there in a couple of steps. Each time reduce the initial 5 or 6 degrees, readjust the engine speed, adjust the idle mixture, then repeat. Too big of a jump and it may be difficult to keep it running.

Test your results by how the engine responds when you put it in gear or slip the clutch into first. If it dies then you'll have trouble at inspection!