[WhiteWindsor]

8 psi is a little too much for carb. Normally the range is 4-7. I have 6.5 psi. I did not look in your sig to see if you are manual. Did the other car have a different tranny. Are the #'s of the cars comparable? I've had that problem before many times and it was mainly due to sec. being to open. Total timing should come in around 3000 rpms. Get the engine to that speed and check timing and that will show you your total timing. What PV are you running. Make sure there is no slack in your accelerator pump.