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ROUGH WARM UP
ok, it is supposed to run rougher when warming up because you made the cam bigger and increased the compression . . as long as it does not die warming up then it is just fine and dandy athough the choke might need a tiny bit of adjustment as well as the carburetor fuel mixture screws.
BREAKING TRACTION
the reason it breaks traction easy and has good throttle response even though you made the cam bigger, is because you did exactly what i suggested for your compression . . you had faith and spent a ton of money on very expensive head gaskets and milling the heads and increased performance with no detonation is your reward . . unfortunately 99.999% of the people dont know anything about this or they just dont listen when i or others tell them . . every engine builder like boofhead and shaunp and glenn know these things and attend to the quench/squish clearance unless possibly its just basically a mild build . . compression is KING!
IGNITIONS
Ok, you are now in timing hell, but i or another will tell you how to easily get out of it because you are a person that listens and does what is suggested so you are helping yourself greatly by doing that instead of sniveling and arguing about it like many others seem to . . you are a fun person to help.
That msd is a total waste of $400 us dollars . . if you want a new distributor, i would get one of the two below . . the msd is also taller than stock and might hit your air cleaner plus it just looks gay.
stock cast look with pertronix I unit . . $225.00.
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/pnx-d134600/overview/make/fordshiny billet unit . . $270.00 usd
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/pnx-d7130710/overview/make/fordhere's all their units.
http://www.summitracing.com/search/part-type/distributors/make/ford/engine-size/4-7l-289/engine-family/ford-small-block-windsor/brand/pertronix?N=4294944559%2B4294951343%2B4294951340%2B4294951337%2B400428&SortBy=Default&SortOrder=Ascendingheres the deal on ignitions so you can make a more informed decision . . a shiny new $400.00 distributor will NOT give you one single horsepower more than a properly set up stock one . . unfortunately the mfgs marketing is so good that they have many people believing that their car will magically have a bazillion more hp if they buy one.
1. you will benefit SLIGHTLY from have a FULL TIME multi fire ignition . . this means it has multi fire no matter how many rpm your engine spins . . some stop multi firing after around 3,000 rpm . . msd 6A is the least expensive i know of . . that unit is good and wont fail even though its chnese.
2. you do not need high voltage in your particular case but i would get an msd epoxy filled anti vibration coil if you get a multi fore ignition . . the non epoxy ones have been known to fail so its safer to spend another $15.00 and get the good one.
3. if you use a stock distributor, a pertronix I unit is all you need in it then combine that with an msd box and coil and you are done if you want.
4. set your spark plug gap at .042 with a high voltage ignition.
CARBURETOR
Just a reminder, you likely need to jet it and change the secondary spring . . buy the holley spring kit and AFTER we get the timing curve properly set, do the following.
1. put the car in first gear and floor it as fast and as hard as you can up to 40 kph.
2. install the white spring and do the same test . . if the car does not bog once it gets above 10 kph, leave that spring in . . if it does accelerate then bog for a second then accelerate again, the spring is too light so simply install one that is two steps stronger and do the same test.
3. if it still bogs with the new spring, go up just 1 size and try again.
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