what to set the timing at on a 1963 406ci with MSD ignition

Asked by GuruFPDG9 Apr 30, 2020 at 02:57 PM about the 1963 Ford Galaxie

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Try different settings and see how they work. You can probably go as high as 12 degrees depending on the fuel, compression ratio and the distributor curve. Higher initial timing advance can improve throttle response if pinging is not a problem.

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