I've gotta 235 in my 57 Chevy. Since I've starting monkeying with the car, its backfired whenever I would leave a stop any faster than a crawl. It seems like the car is runnin' really lean. It studders as I accelerate.
I've tried adjusting the mixture and its only gotten worse. I tried to set the timing and it keeps jumping around. I'll get it somewhat dialed in, start the car again later and have to start all over again. I have only a slight vaccum leak.
I'm putting in a new distributor tomorrow. Anything else I should be trying?