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82 GT · 09-17-2002, 07:10 PM

My '82 has a Mallory mechanical advance distributor. Do I have to buy an advance/retard kit to adjust the timing?
I run 93 octance gas and under full throttle I get detonation.
The distributor is factory set at 24 degrees. I think I need to retard the timing a couple degrees.
Is there another way to do this?

09-17-2002, 07:10 PM	#1
82 GT Import Slayer Join Date: May 1999 Posts: 2,241	Mechanical advance distributors question My '82 has a Mallory mechanical advance distributor. Do I have to buy an advance/retard kit to adjust the timing? I run 93 octance gas and under full throttle I get detonation. The distributor is factory set at 24 degrees. I think I need to retard the timing a couple degrees. Is there another way to do this? __________________ '82 GT 351W (.060)Comp Cams 274* Extreme Energy cam, ported & polished heads w/ 1.94/1.60 valves 10.3:1 flat top pistons,stealth intake, Mallory dizzy,Holley 750dp carb, BBK shorties,Flowmaster exhaust,C-4 with 3700 stall converter, B&M pro shifter,8.8 rear, 4:10's, subframes, electric fan, powermaster alternator, 4 core radiator.