" From: Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx> " " So my 232 has flat-top pistons, no valve reliefs, and the combustion " chamber is a simple wedge. I thought it had a flat shelf for squish, but " it just tapers down to flush on the side away from the plug. no sharp edges anywhere [except where the chamber touches the head gasket]? if there are, smooth them to reduce octane demand. you could also go to a cooler plug. " I've never been able to run much ignition advance on this motor. The " compression is high (9.5:1) so maybe that's it. they're connected. one of the cheap you-know-what ways to run regular gas in a high compression engine was to back way off on the timing. ruins mileage though, just like advancing [when possible] gains it. ________________________________________________________________________ Andrew Hay the genius nature internet rambler is to see what all have seen adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and think what none thought _______________________________________________ Amc-list mailing list Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://splatter.wps.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/amc-list