Firing Order 1-3-7-2-6-5-4-8
2 Light Silver Springs
Blue Advance Stop Bushing
16° Initial Timing
37° Total Timing
2 Light Silver Springs
Blue Advance Stop Bushing
16° Initial Timing
37° Total Timing
The MSD 8598 Distributor and the Ford Racing E303 Cam
I set the initial timing to about 16 degrees because the engine sounded better than at 15 degrees. If you are wondering why I said about, that is because I am willing to bet that there are +/- a few degrees of inaccuracy when using MSD's approximations, the timing light, and reading the numbers on the damper. I made a mark with a white-out pen at 15 degrees on the damper, which a half blind man could see without having to lean into a running engine .