Ok, time to start the motor for the first time. It's a 5.0 out of a 1985 Grand Marq. It was FI to start with. I have totally went through the engine, AFR heads, stroked to 347. Now for the important stuff: Trick Flow Street heat cam, (roller hyd) stock distrubitor with a MSD 6AL connected to it and MSD cap. The Haynes manual I have for the Grand Marquis states the firing order as 1-5-4-2-6-3-7-8. I have been trying for 2 days now to get it started. It wants to run so bad, but will not run. It tries to run, is getting fire, but will not run. I changed out the FI intake, with a 4 bbl intake and Holley (also rigged up a low pressure fuel pump). No change in starting, the distrubutor has been in and out, moved one tooth, each way without help. Last night it did backfire 2 times (had not been backfiring). The last time it blew the muffler cases apart. Looking at Trick Flow web site, it shows the firing order at 1-3-7-2-6-5-4-8. Tried that, it doesn't even try to start now. So I changed everything back. Found TDC made sure that the rotor is pointing at the #1 cylinder at about 6 - 7 degrees BTDC. (Does it matter which terminal you use for #1 as long as the rotor is correctly pointing at the #1 plug when it should). I'm lost, I know I am getting fuel, I know I am getting spark, I even moved the timing 180 degrees just to make sure.
PLEASE HELP BEFORE I SIT FIRE TO IT.
PLEASE HELP BEFORE I SIT FIRE TO IT.