[Jack21]

Here, Here.

Many of us "Yanks" cut our sportscar teeth on MGA's, MGB's, TR3's, TR4's, Austin Healy 3000's, and Jag's. And 'ol Shel wasn't the only one who wondered if that diminutive little car would go faster with a V8 in it. 327ci Healy's ruled the street.

Perhaps, in retrospect, we were repaying the favor when certain British Rolls Royce engines made airplanes go faster. Each cylinder was about 2 liters, and this engine had 12 of them.

Anyway, a large engine like your 408 in a light car needs the advance to come in quickly. Having all your advance in by 2600 RPM is not too fast unless the engine pings. Total advance should be 34 - 36 deg.

And at $6/gallon, you might consider getting a vacuum advance distributor (dizzy?) for a few more MPG when cruising.