Bad Timing? Options

[landnsea]

Hi. I have just finished putting a 1975 2.0 in my 914. I also installed dual new 40 IDF Webers. For a distributor, I installed a modified 009 Bosch centrigugal advance distributor, which I bought from JC Whitney. I adjusted the valves to stock specs, 0.15mm for the intake and 0.2mm for the exhaust. I tuned the carbs with a synchrometer. I set the timing to 27 deg BTDC at 3500RPM, but I know that it is wrong because I am supposed to do this without any advance, which is not possible for this distributor (no vacuum hose to disconnect and plug). As a result, I am getting very sluggish performance from 900 all the way to 2500 rpm. What is the recommended timing for such a setup? Or am I simply using the wrong distributor? Oh, by the way, I live and work in Bahrain, and I brought the 914 with me from LA, just to have something to play with... Bill Nader.