[bobcowan]

So true. The idiot proof set ups are nice, until you build an engine that's out of their parameters. Which is the whole reason I'm upgrading.

Finding the right tuner is really important. Now I'm using a Haltech F10 ECU. At first, i rally struggled getting it set up right. Then I found a dyno shop with a tuner that knew the system. He had it tuned perfectly in no time.

I'm going to start by creating the new fuel maps by manually copying the old fuel maps. After that I'll let the computer automatically adjust and update the maps with a wide band sensor.

Then I'll set the ignition curve fairly conservative. After the fuel maps are fine tuned, then I can fine tune the ignition map. I'm tempted to leave the Mallory distributer in place until the fuel maps are tuned, then install the coil packs and crank trigger. That way, if the engine doesn't start, I'll only have to trouble shoot one system.