24 base with 36 total. Big cam, not much manifold vacuum. What RPM are you able to get the thing to idle at? In gear? Drilled throttle blades or the throttle opened way up? If its all in by 1500 or 1800, why bother with idle problems?

I can lock it out, set the throttle blades where they're supposed to be in relation to the transfer slots, make it idle at 800 in gear with a big flat tappet or roller, great throttle response, runs great. Timing is rock steady at any speed rather than chasing the base around at idle with light springs. What am I doing wrong?

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