WHAT TIMING ?

[XMAN JR]

Here is where I am at. My dad had his 440 built for his (now mine) 67 GTX. Just before he had passed away we got the engine in the car. We got every thing on & got it running. But that's it. No fine tuning No setting the timing. I got the cam card & the engine is not stock. I have no idea what to set the timing at. All I remember is dad telling the engine builder to step it up alittle. I know nothing about it. All I could find is the cam card. Comp cam intake lift 477 exhaust lift 480 intake duration 224 exhaust duration 230 110 lobe separation 106 intake center line rpm range 1600-5800 If this helps

 

[Bill Monk]

Your initial should be somewhere around 14 with vacuum advance disconnected and plugged. All in should be somewhere near 34-36 but these are starting points, every engine is different. Using a hand held tach and vacuum gauge will help a lot as you set the initial. You are looking for the highest rpm and vacuum you can get without a stumble, Test and tune again, it's time consuming but worth the effort. I also suggest you read this article:
http://4secondsflat.com/Ported Vs Constant Manifold Vacuum.htm

 

[khryslerkid]

Try 17*-18* at idle then 34* all in, mechanical with vacuum advance plugged.

 

[lewtot184]

it all depends on how many degrees are in the distributor. you can't just throw a number out for initial timing and hope everything will work.

 

[68Moparmaniac]

Here is where I am at. My dad had his 440 built for his (now mine) 67 GTX. Just before he had passed away we got the engine in the car. We got every thing on & got it running. But that's it. No fine tuning No setting the timing. I got the cam card & the engine is not stock. I have no idea what to set the timing at. All I remember is dad telling the engine builder to step it up alittle. I know nothing about it. All I could find is the cam card. Comp cam intake lift 477 exhaust lift 480 intake duration 224 exhaust duration 230 110 lobe separation 106 intake center line rpm range 1600-5800 If this helps

When you fired up the engine for the first time did you do the cam break in procedure?

 

[XMAN JR]

When you fired up the engine for the first time did you do the cam break in procedure?

yes

 

[XMAN JR]

my dad put on a dual point distributor, date coded plug wires, coil ect. I put in all MSD box distributor coil plug wires

 

[steve340]

While the engine is new and running in it is better to be a little conservative on the timing.
12 degrees initial and no more than 36 total.

 

[66Satellite47]

Put a timing tape on it, 36*total probably a good number for stock heads.