Sbc 350 timing issues maybe

[jserrato714]

Good to be back on here. Been a while fellas. So I got a new project finally.I Rebuilt a sbc 350 bored .040 , stock heads, summit racing k1102 cam, hei, 1405 edelbrock, aluminum intake. The engine fires and idled pretty good I think. I checked my timing and it is at -4 after tdc. So I unpluged the vac advance of distributor and tried to advance it to maybe 12 btdc but it just stays where its at. Again car idles fine. I give it gas while parked and the engine responds as it should no boggin. I put it in gear and it idles fine as well. The engine runs around 190 at the temp gauge. I used my temp gun and the hottest part of the engine is the intake at 201 after 20 minutes of idling. From reading up on timing on here it sounds like its a bad thing anytime the engine ignition timing is set on after tdc. Please relieve my stress level as I dont want to ruin this fresh block. Thanks