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Old 03-13-2015, 11:20 PM   #47
MikeB
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Re: Waking up the ZZ

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Originally Posted by cableguy0 View Post
Get your total timing to 36-38 and it will run a bunch better. The higher initial timing will help too. Don't touch the carb until timing is correct. Most carburetor issues are actually timing issues. Once timing is correct then adjust the carb. The 670 should work great on that engine.
Vortec heads don't need that much. GM suggests 32.
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