I went with points to keep the originality look under the hood. I have an HEI setup, but i want to get a new cap, rotor, coil pack, etc etc before i put it on. On the caprice it would start dying out about 3500rpm, the nova with points pulls all the way (without sputtering/misfiring) to about 5300rpm. I usually shift at about 4600rpm.

Anyone know the powerband on a stock 83 305? I know it's 150hp/240ftlbs, but where does it start and end? it feels to me as if it doesn't really get moving until about 2200rpm and then it starts dying off at 4500rpm.

We have the timing light with the adjust/advance on the light.
I can't remember what we have it set at right now, anyone know off the top of their heads the stock timing it should be at. I was told 12degrees and someone else said 4. I can't remember what it's at now, but it runs well.

So wenpen, if i did the overall timing to 32 degrees, id stil have the problem you stated?

Theres a guy who lives down the road from me..i don't know him but he's got an 8 second 79 camaro dragcar. It's beautiful! all tubbed, caged, blown 540 bbc, 4spd trans manual. He idles through the neighborhood in it at like 30mph without even touchin the gas lol. I might stop by, he's supposed to be a chevy guru, the guy that helps me with my car (ford guy) went to high school with him and said he always had the fastest cars, and they were all chevys. lol..Just hope i don't freak him out when i go knocking on his door. heh

Dallas