sounds good, I'm not looking for a serious lope but just enough to turn heads with out having to figure out the brake issue you described. I'm sure there will probably be some there but as I would have no idea where to start with that issue I'll leave it alone until i have a bit more knowledge on just what I'm doing. As far as separation all I have found through top-end kits was edelbrock at I believe 112 or 114. but if there would be no noticeable sound difference then I assume I would have to go to a tighter separation until I get where I want to be with out braking issues. Now, as far as timing, I understand advancing and retarding the timing is this the same as "putting it more at the crank" or am I not even on the same page? sorry for the probably redundant questions but I have paid too much over the years having motors built and put in and no time working on them myself.