Yes egt plays a huge role not bad to monitor I plan to add later when I make more $$

Those came out sweet!!! Maybe I can have your guy dip my manifolds this winter?

You ended up using the tails? Cool, spent some coin getting those polished, glad you could use them.

So why would you lock the timing? This is new to me so I truly don't understand the benefits of it, if any. It seems like total advance is what you're looking for and the curve to retard it at idle was to protect the motor/help idle, to be simple about it.

Takes out the crap idling when you have a distributor that gets hung up, its not a must but it's easier to not have the issues, I never had issue having it locked out

Do u run the start/retard timing boxes? Mine are locked at 34 and pull 20deg out for starting.

No boxes I never had issues starting them

I guess in my case I never messed with what works

really cleans up the idle with more aggresive cams and carbs, allows lower idle speed and your drive will love you long time for it....

looks nice...is that the water dump across from 02 ? if so 02's not going to last long..

Still jacketed there