Just installed a Chip in my 5.0... Got a few ??

What is your base timing set at? Does the car pinig alot? These chips usually run more timing and fuel. If your base timing is already advanced you might want to reset it again with the chip in...Too much advance can cause your heating difference. Check it out, it could possibly be desastrous.

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As long as it doesn't ping I always thought more timing made teh car run cooler. I had an overheating problem in my '67 289 and I was about to shell out for a reproduction fan shroud, but tried advancing the timing first, and what do you know, it ran cooler and faster!

The distributor has an electronic advance curve (as opposed to vacuum or mechanical). My friend's Bronco has a V6 with that sort of distributor, though the advance curve is adjusted with 'octane rods' that you install in it. In any case, you set base timing and it keeps the same amount of advance and curve as normal, i.e. the more base advance the more total advance.

Good point. I do have it advanced.

I'll set it back some and see how it goes.

How is the timing adjusted by a Chip if a car has a distributor (that adjusts the timing) ????