The Ford Barn - View Single Post

JSeery · 10-07-2019, 08:38 AM

Old post from Charlie NY here on the Barn:

22.5 degrees is generically about the max advance for a street Flathead. So with the vac can disconnected and the vac line plugged fire the engine up and set initial at 4 degrees.
Now this is when the sbc/8ba converted dist really shines and I think your MSD is set up with the wts and springs under the rotor too. With a hand held cheap tach rev the motor to 2200/2400 and you want to see the timing cover pointer at the 22.5 degree mark. There are limit bushings with various offsets and diameters that will get you to that 22.5 degrees max, or real close. The next step is a learning process, you want to get to 22.5 smoothly but quickly, this where your box of springs and fly weights come in. It usually takes a few tries and some road testing. You'll be in the ball park.
Charlie ny

Charlie would be one of the guys who could help with a converted Chevy distributor.

10-07-2019, 08:38 AM	#7
JSeery Member Emeritus Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Wichita KS Posts: 16,132	Re: Distributor Ford 8 BA Engine 1950 Old post from Charlie NY here on the Barn: 22.5 degrees is generically about the max advance for a street Flathead. So with the vac can disconnected and the vac line plugged fire the engine up and set initial at 4 degrees. Now this is when the sbc/8ba converted dist really shines and I think your MSD is set up with the wts and springs under the rotor too. With a hand held cheap tach rev the motor to 2200/2400 and you want to see the timing cover pointer at the 22.5 degree mark. There are limit bushings with various offsets and diameters that will get you to that 22.5 degrees max, or real close. The next step is a learning process, you want to get to 22.5 smoothly but quickly, this where your box of springs and fly weights come in. It usually takes a few tries and some road testing. You'll be in the ball park. Charlie ny Charlie would be one of the guys who could help with a converted Chevy distributor.