I'm a little retarded at idle too....

Sneaks
68 Type I

"Joey Tribiani" > wrote in message
news:MMEqe.80841$sy6.11344@lakeread04...
> recently there have been a couple threads about distributors..(as well as
> over the years)...i have used the 009 distributors for years(german
usually)
> and they were okay....have used the factory SVDA's also...they were
> better....yesterday i got around to installing the Mallory Unilite(bought
it
> back in early feb) with vacuum advance in the bug(1641, ported factory
> heads, mild cam, dual kads) and it is great...haven't gotten it
completeley
> dialed in yet so it is a bit retarded at idle....i installed the grey/grey
> springs that are reccomended by our own John C and Jake R. the advance
curve
> is great and linear and out of the box the thing is set for about 24
degrees
> advance.... i will adjust the limiters to obtain the 16 degrees i have
read
> work best(12 advance at idle and 28 total)...the vacuum advance bumps it
to
> around 40BTDC at partial throttle during cruising....the test drive last
> night(around 60 miles) tells me the car runs much better(even not
completely
> dialed in, which is a non issue since i was at highway speed) and is more
> "smooth"....and trust me with SOLID mounts you can notice a "smoother"
> engine....guess the extra advance while cruising helps...the power is
> instant when you step on the go pedal and very nice...i'm pleased...now i
> need to get those carbs dialed in better....still running a bit
rich...maybe
> install the hyfire ignition box i also bought along with the distributor.
>
>