Happy for you brother---it's great when you make the improvements and have immediate payback---quicker and better turn in--that's a complete victory. RTTC--less than a month away----now lets pray for good weather--it's been mid/upper seventies and sunny here everyday for that past 2 weeks---hope it holds for us.

Skip---best pics ever of the "Gangstas" on Seinfeld. Got a good laugh outta that one--nicely done bro.

Doug

If the car is turning over well, I'd leave the distributor alone. Monster cams like all the timing they can get from idle on up. I run 28 initial and 36 total on mine and it's alot less rowdy. Listen for any pinging under load.

Thanks J.. just picked up my helmet and gloves today. Gotta go use them now.

Thanks Doug. I think most of the better turn in/radius is due to the camber being dialed in now. It might have had a poor alignment prior but it's solid now. New specs were recommended by a top shelf source!

Yes this weather we are having is amazing. Been wearing shorts last few days up here in Norcal. :thumbsup:

Thanks Todd. I've been going back and forth with this with Rich lately... I talked to the previous dyno tuner and they remembered it being tough to idle well with the advance set up, so they locked it out. It's run fine for me before, and the starter doesn't seem to have trouble turning it over. Rich also is thinking some advance will make it run cooler down low, be easier on the starter, and help it run smoother down low.

28 initial for you? Wow that's more than I would have suspected. Haven't heard any pinging yet.... I'll discuss further with Rich. Thanks.

Does it have vacuum advance?

negative.

You look to have the same MSD billet distributor I have. I have a source for custom bushings. The largest bushing MSD makes is 18. Not enough for your motor. I think they come in 23/28 or so. With no vacuum advance, it's even more important to have more timing at lower rpm. The whole point of vacuum advance is to start ignition sooner under high vacuum conditions. Fuel takes longer to burn in that scenario. While your engine never has high vacuum in comparison to a stock engine, it does in comparison to idle and load conditions. I wish I had vacuum advance on mine. It would need to be adjustable due to our naturally low vacuum. The other factor is a clean idle. The more inital you have, the more vacuum you create. That is important for a consistent idle that doesn't foul plugs. That keeps you out of the transition circuit in the carburetor. I've thought of locking mine out but my combo works fine as is.

I'm not trying to step on Rich's toes, but our builds are on the same piece of paper and I've spent countless hours fiddling with alot of this crap.

I know you have, and that's why I just text'd him to read your posts and call me to discuss! :thumbsup:

Well I am no longer a virgin... on the AutoX, that is. Went down to Marina Sunday and played in the rain with all the little Datsun 510's and imports. Just missed seeing Deanna run her 2nd gen when we got there.

The car performed well. The driver? Hmmm.. Nothing broke, leaked, or fell apart. Was hoping for some dry runs so we could get some feedback on the tires and suspension, etc, but at least I have wet/rain experience should it rain for RTTC. :_paranoid

Would have been nice to get out of 1st gear one time. The GoPro camera and roll bar mount is pretty cool. I am not sure what that annoying "ratcheting" noise is on the video though??

After the racing, Rich and I went over to the Pozzi Racing shop and chatted with Mary, Dave, and Deanna for awhile. With Deanna's 2nd gen, Mary's 2nd gen, and the One Lap Camaro all in there, it was quite a Camaro lover's paradise to check out. Got some tips from Dave on the car setup as well, and that never hurts. :thumbsup:

I realized I kept wanting to rest my hand on the shifter even though I never shifted. :lol: All I can ask for is continous improvement, and that I did achieve. Overall a fun day even with the weather.

Great vids :thumbsup: seems like the GoPro is a pretty decent camera - been looking at them for a while now! As for the noise, sounds like something is flexing and making contact - and the cam mic is picking up the noise?.

Mark

Nice job! It looks like it was a wet ride. Glad to see you made it and had a good time.