Thread: 8BA timing
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Old 06-23-2018, 09:07 PM   #6
Phil Gillespie
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Originally Posted by 40cpe View Post
total timing is 12 (-6 + 18 mech adv). I need to get mech advance down to 10 degrees so I can have 2 degrees initial, I think.

Is your Chev distributor mech advance only or also with a vaccum advance unit. My 8BA is fitted with a Chev distributor along with a vaccum unit. Both can be adjusted courtesy of Charlie NY and it works well.
I understood the bump on the pulley was at 4 degrees BTDC.
Mine has around 8 degrees vacuum and 22 degrees full mech advance.
It runs well at this set up. Previously had too much total advance about 38 degrees and the fitting of mech adjustable advance stop and same at vacuum unit was able to reduce down to 28 to 30 degrees total.
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