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Old 03-08-2013, 09:21 PM   #28
LONGHAIR
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Re: HEI distributor tuning problem

Here we go again with carburetor instructions telling us how to time our engines. Holley instructions do this too, or at least used to.
You can only plug it into the place where the distributor is calibrated to work.
While I am firmly against running ported vacuum, if that's the way the distributor is set up, that's the easiest way.
It's not the best way though, it leaves performance and fuel economy on the table. Setting up your distributor to work with full vacuum will gain you the most.
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