Hot rodding the HEI distributor

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==Initial advance==
 
==Initial advance==
The first thing to do is set the initial advance correctly- that often means an initial advance of between 12 and 16 degrees, with the remainder coming from the mechanical advance.  The more radical the camshaft, the higher the initial advance for a given compression ratio.  
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The first thing to do is set the initial advance correctly- that often means an initial advance of between 12 and 24 degrees (depending on mainly the camshaft), with the remainder coming from the mechanical advance.  The more radical the camshaft, the higher the initial advance for a given compression ratio.  
  
 
===Effect of initial timing on carb tuning===
 
===Effect of initial timing on carb tuning===

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