Timing
 

OK so i was wondering what you guys think about timing... where should i set it? I was thinking about 16

mine's set at 16.5 timing runs like a champ.

mine too ^^

How much fuel do you have? How fast do you want to spin the engine? Is this a DD? Do you have anything done to the head to keep it clamped with increased cylinder pressure?

With stock head bolts,a stock gasket and no o-rings I would reccomend anymore timing than 16.5 degrees.

Beyond that on a stock motor and your asking for early dismissal of your headgasket.

Right now its stock. But eventually its getting the plate probably taken out, 4 thousand springs, the usual. Right now I have to get the timing adressed because with almost 300 thousand miles the timing has slipped a little and when its cold due to the timing being retarded it runs rough and smokes.

Retarded timing will make it easier to start and run better in the cold.

Not when its retarded past factory. Yea it starts fine but it runs like crap

16.5 is what I'm going to. gonna retorque bolts first though.

Yea that was the first thing i did was retorque my head.