Ford 302 Timing With Vacuum Advance at Tina Lown blog

Ford 302 Timing With Vacuum Advance. keep in mind that you can adjust the vacuum advance on the duraspark distributor, counterclockwise one turn is. if you want to optimize your timing, you will need to get your distributor recurved accurately and find out how much mechanical. initial timing is 16* at 800 in park and 32* all in at 2700 rpm. on a vacuum advance distributor you would set it at 12 or so and let the advance do the rest of the work. with the vacuum advance unplugged i set the total timing at 32*. You just need to realize what each does. using the vacuum gauge, with engine all the way warmed up, turn the distributor until you get the highest and steadiest reading, then back down. I do have a large griffin radiator and run 93. Vacuum is to ported side of the carb. also you can, your car, your choice…run ported or vacuum advance. however, with a cam that does not have so much overlap, vacuum advance lets you set your mechanical timing.

initial timing is 16* at 800 in park and 32* all in at 2700 rpm. I do have a large griffin radiator and run 93. on a vacuum advance distributor you would set it at 12 or so and let the advance do the rest of the work. if you want to optimize your timing, you will need to get your distributor recurved accurately and find out how much mechanical. keep in mind that you can adjust the vacuum advance on the duraspark distributor, counterclockwise one turn is. using the vacuum gauge, with engine all the way warmed up, turn the distributor until you get the highest and steadiest reading, then back down. You just need to realize what each does. with the vacuum advance unplugged i set the total timing at 32*. also you can, your car, your choice…run ported or vacuum advance. Vacuum is to ported side of the carb.

How Ignition Timing Works Vacuum and Mechanical Advance Explained

Ford 302 Timing With Vacuum Advance keep in mind that you can adjust the vacuum advance on the duraspark distributor, counterclockwise one turn is. on a vacuum advance distributor you would set it at 12 or so and let the advance do the rest of the work. if you want to optimize your timing, you will need to get your distributor recurved accurately and find out how much mechanical. Vacuum is to ported side of the carb. however, with a cam that does not have so much overlap, vacuum advance lets you set your mechanical timing. using the vacuum gauge, with engine all the way warmed up, turn the distributor until you get the highest and steadiest reading, then back down. also you can, your car, your choice…run ported or vacuum advance. You just need to realize what each does. initial timing is 16* at 800 in park and 32* all in at 2700 rpm. I do have a large griffin radiator and run 93. keep in mind that you can adjust the vacuum advance on the duraspark distributor, counterclockwise one turn is. with the vacuum advance unplugged i set the total timing at 32*.