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I just wanted to see where most people set their timing. My car is set at 10 and its a slug. Do I have room to advance it? How much before it began to ping using 91 octane?
...every Pony is a little different...try 12 deg. and see what happens! ...if it pings, try some 89 oct.! but, there's some power there for sure ...I run 14-15 deg. of timing with super unleaded with stock heads!
I've always done mine by ear and how it starts up and everyone says I shouldn't do it like that but I haven't had any trouble out of it and I run 87(and believe me for what it has done to it, it's not slow