Reply to "Pantera #4355 - Big Day!"

johnnywoodsMember

Congratulations Chis. There is nothing like the sound of an old American push rod V8. I love it!

When you check your timing make sure you are getting the correct amount of advance (check this with the vacuum disconnected and plugged) and that it is coming in at the right time. When I first finished my car I didn't do this and had no idea how much power I was losing. When I finally learnt more I spent a long time getting it just right by and felt like I had another 50HP, not to mention the improvements in fuel economy.

The best way is to have your distributor set up on a distributor machine but I doubt that's an easy thing to find in New Zealand. I dont know of anyone in the UK that can offer this service for a V8 distributor.

Johnny

4/20/1312:43 AM

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