Reply to "Engine rebuild"

garth66"When speed is the only thing that counts"

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My theory is the balancer has the timing marks for a later model windsor with the water pump outlet of the drivers side, not the passenger side as my engine was. This means the timing pointer on my engine is in a different place than a later engine. So when I set the initial timing on around twelve degrees it was likely quite retarded but enough to run. That's the theory anyway!

This happened to a fellow PCNC member too. His 600 hp engine (builder provided dyno sheet) sure didn't feel like 600 hp. Turns out the timing marks on the balancer didn't line up with the pointer on his Cleveland. Had taken it to a tuner who figured out the problem and returned the car with an extra 100 hp (or more) that had been missing before!

9/3/1511:33 PM

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