Originally Posted by
Doc
Go back to the fire triangle/internal combustion basics...with respect to advancing/retarding the timing of the spark plug firing you are literally changing the whole burn event. The speed density tune you have been working on is based on the Air prediction table or VE; this is intrinsicly related to the spark tables that are based on airflow grams per cyliner, gm.dyncylair_dma
Fuel, Air, Spark they are all interacting with each other.
I am sure somebody else could give you a more statesman like, learned response. This is the best I can do right before bedtime.