Continuing ignition timing debate from the 416 thread.

Newbomb Turk said

lol yep. It takes some getting used to when doing it. The first couple of times I did it I was sweating like a hog and pretty much scared I was killing it.

I’ve had to pull a couple of the engines down for other reasons after testing and they don’t look any different so I just do it now and don’t think about it. Not much anyway.

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For some reason at the 300lb/ft level it doesn’t bother me at all, but at 900lb/ft it definitely did. I’ll wing up one of my small blocks and park it there without even thinking twice about it. But things get serious real quick when boost comes up and stays there. You start thinking about all the little things instantly. Is my plug too hot? What’s the chamber temp? Do I have enough ring gap? Is the coating on the piston going to live or will it scuff the skirt? All the things.