Thanks for all the replies, I guess that Roger and I must have posted at the same time cuz I just saw his reply.

That may be the deal though, I hadn't thought about it before. I guess that a couple of degrees might do the trick without losing too much HP or torque.

Lamin8r have you tried setting your timing back a mark or two?

Thanks all! I'll let you know how it works! But for the time being I'm heading back to my "snake oil" supplier and get another case