Originally Posted by dvw
Originally Posted by Cab_Burge
If you don't have a separate starter switch to spin the motor over before turning on the ignition or a ECIU that won't allow the coil to fire until the crankshaft has spun over several times before firing the plugs good luck on getting any motor started that has a lock out distributor with more than 24 degrees total timing scope


Mine starts at 34 degrees no issue, 15-1, ignition on. Actually starts better with ignition on. 1 revolution and it's running. No crank, crank, crank.

My 10.4:1 (iron head) 451 with 272@.050 begins to fight the starter at more than 24 degrees (when hot). shruggy
Since it's mostly street driven I am not sure about using the super-light springs so it's at full advance as soon as it fires. Running vac advance can instead.