Thnx Denny ,I just went out and re-established what was actually going on....
Ok I have 10 degrees intial with no vac
I have 12 degrees mechanical
I have 12 degrees on the vac can
Soo at idle with the can hooked up I have 22 ,
When I mash it to the floor it drops the vac cans 12 and replaces it with the mechanical 12 so the total on the timing light never goes over 22.
Should I run more initial timing{ that looks like what this distributor was set-up for}?I have read you want about 36 degrees to 50 total.Am I leaving that much timing on the table or am I not understanding what I am reading ...{which may very well be the case } or am I on track?
Better yet if this was your engine ..and you had established this baseline as to what was happening,where would you go from here ?