I would still be looking for a small vacuum leak. 4.5 turns out sounds like you're compensating for a lean condition.
If I max out the timing for max vacuum I do get pinging so I went back to 13 degrees. Idle mixture does best at 4.5 turns out. Idle speed set to 650 rpm. It did have a bad vacuum leak before I rebuilt her and it doesn't act like it has one anymore.
Just took a little drive on the interstate. Gutless wonder at this point. Couldn't keep 75mph. Is that just the stock gearing and 36's at this point?