Chris,
you had a HUNDRED thousandths taken off the head?
seems like a little much to me. Was this for performance or to make the head
flat?
If it was for performance then get what you pay for. Grin.
Is the distributor advancing too much?
Ted Schumacher wrote:
> Chris Pappathopoulos wrote:
> >
> > I am having trouble with my Spit pinging since I rebuilt the engine. To
> > refresh your memory it is a 74 with the flat top 9:1 pistons and .100
> > milled off a previously stock head. I had a 3 angle valve job done,
> > tubular pushrods, double valve springs, and off hand I think a TSI275-4
> > cam. Everything else is currently stock. I am using 93 octane gas (the
> > highest readily available in WI). Under load such as a moderate uphill
> > or hard acceleration the engine will start pinging. I'm probably usually
> > turning at least 2500 rpm. If I try to retard the timing any the engine
> > dies at idle. It is currently idling at 1500 rpm. I don't have the exact
> > timing number as I have no timing light at college. Any ideas?
> >
> > Thanks
> > Chris Pappathopoulos
> have someone check the distrib and find out what you have for total
> advance and when it comes in. then reset the timing based on these
> numbers. with this combination you should be running about 36 degrees
> total timing. call chris at foreign car specialists. ted
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