Advanced Timing
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Advanced Timing
Hey all,
I am wondering what all this talk about advancing your ignition timing is? I have heard of this a lot but never understood the kind of gains one might see from it. I have cam gears and have my timing advanced on those but I would like to know if I could gain noticeable throttle response or power from advancing the ignition timing? How much would it cost for a tech to do it with a timing gun? Is it worth it or does it not do much at all? Thanks for any info guys.
I am wondering what all this talk about advancing your ignition timing is? I have heard of this a lot but never understood the kind of gains one might see from it. I have cam gears and have my timing advanced on those but I would like to know if I could gain noticeable throttle response or power from advancing the ignition timing? How much would it cost for a tech to do it with a timing gun? Is it worth it or does it not do much at all? Thanks for any info guys.
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Re: Advanced Timing (OneFastLS)
shouldnt cost very much, its only a matter of hooking up the timing light to #1 lead and loosening the distributor and moving it backwards/forwrads to get the required timing set, takes less than 5 minutes.
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Re: Advanced Timing (mugenracer)
shouldnt cost very much, its only a matter of hooking up the timing light to #1 lead and loosening the distributor and moving it backwards/forwrads to get the required timing set, takes less than 5 minutes.
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yea but for someone who doesnt know what youre talking about itll take a whole lot longer than 5 min...buy a helms!
yea but for someone who doesnt know what youre talking about itll take a whole lot longer than 5 min...buy a helms!
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I've been meaning to do this on mine, but just haven't gotten around to it. Apparently, it's not a major gain, but it's noticeable on the butt-dyno
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Re: Advanced Timing (ur31337)
i have seen people on the dyno get anywhere from 3-6 hp from it . depends on the car and the mods though.
i see a diff off my times at the track with it.
i see a diff off my times at the track with it.
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Wow, I didn't know it made that much of a difference. I've only got a CAI on my car, so I'd probably be on the low end of things. It's going into the shop for an oil change & valve adjustment (15K), so I may as well have it advanced.
My friend is the technician at Acura
My friend is the technician at Acura
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Re: Advanced Timing (ur31337)
what is the optimum setting for a b18c with just i/e and hi flow cat, i've mine set at 17degrees advanced...can i go further safely?
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Re: Advanced Timing (mugenracer)
you can safely go as high as 18d btdc. use premium fuel and listen for denotation when under load.
what is the optimum setting for a b18c with just i/e and hi flow cat, i've mine set at 17degrees advanced...can i go further safely?
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