In a message dated 02/18/2000 8:40:57 PM Mountain Standard Time,
MarkNoakes@aol.com writes:
<< Ever since new it has had trouble with pinging; the dealer said that the
305's were all like that. I've since heard that there is an issue with
valve
shrouding on the 305 heads as opposed to the 350 heads. Someone else can
surely talk about this in more detail; all I know is that the 305's ping way
too much. >>
My $.02 -- my 305 doesn't ping at all, no matter how much initial spark
timing
I use. It also seems powerful enough -- with 3.73 rear gears and a 700R-4 in
my '48 3100.
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