Unusual Hemi Timing Setting....

I agreed at a earlier post that stated toss the book specs and give the engine what it likes.
Yall will think this is krazy but its true... My 1st ride was a 71 Gremlin 232 inline 6, automatic trans. I had new points, plugs, etc., etc,,. Set timing to sticker spec with a light and tried tinkering with carb adjustments and just couldn't find a sweet spot or get all of what I thought this 6 banger was capable of. A classmate had a Mavrick Grabber with a 6 cyl. with manual trans and he would leave me behind too easy.
An old school mechanic (Ken) said, "Let me show you a trick".
He first checked that the telescoping radio antenna was all the way up. Then he very slowly rotated the distributor until the end of the antenna stood perfectly still at idle. Dropped the hood and said, "Try it now". I broke a tire loose when turning out onto the road. Never did that before. Went to hwy 20 and stretched her out to her limit of 113 mph. This 17 yr old was tickled to death with his... I'll call it a warmrod since I can't call it a hotrod. LOL Outran that Grabber at next chance though.
I never raised the hood again until my banging on the throttle caused the lil' carb to separate. Well I guess that is what caused it.