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Originally Posted by BAsque1
Chas:
The car has a 427 SO which was dynoed at 550 hp at the rear wheels 3 years ago, so displacement and power is not the issue, especially since I do not race this car.
I did tried the timing other than 8* BTDC and the engine diesels after I turn it off, so the best timing to avoid this was 8* 750 RPM in idle.
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Lou,
I respectfully disagree with your stated power numbers. In order for you to make 550 at the wheels, it needs to make 643 at the crank. No 427-sized FE in my experience will make 1.5HP / CI on pump gas with iron heads and 8 degrees at idle, and still idle at 750. If you were told these numbers by previous owner I understand the misunderstanding. If you witnessed the numbers and have dyno data yourself, please post.
My 427 makes 550 at the crank and 462 at the wheels. And runs on 93 octane with 22 initial and 38 total.