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Dave,

I had that same problem with my old large cap HEI. Timing would swing 4-6 degrees. When I switched to a MSD Pro Billet distributor the problem went away. In fact, timing was so steady I could set timing in 1/2 degree increments. I ran locked timing in both. This was on my old solid roller combo with decent spring pressure and a small base circle cam.

One thing to check is make sure you are not binding up the distributor shaft. In other words make sure your slip collar is adjusted properly and you are binding the cam gear into the oil pump when you tighten down the distributor.

Does your distributor rotate freely and not "catch" when you spin it 360 degrees?
 
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