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Old Jan 1, 2010 | 12:58 PM
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tonite is gonna be my first race with my new swap. its a stock gsr in a eg bubble.. any tips on engine managment fuel or anything at all?
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Old Jan 1, 2010 | 01:06 PM
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You haven't tuned it yet?
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Old Jan 1, 2010 | 01:11 PM
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no i havent. i still wanna bench mark before and after the tune.
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Old Jan 1, 2010 | 01:12 PM
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i just pulled an old thread on how to check timing... the motor seemed tuned before i pulled it out bc the dist was marked.. my buddy is bringing his gun tonite so we can play with the dist
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Old Jan 1, 2010 | 01:57 PM
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Originally Posted by 93bubble87
i just pulled an old thread on how to check timing... the motor seemed tuned before i pulled it out bc the dist was marked.. my buddy is bringing his gun tonite so we can play with the dist
u dont need a t light just turn it to the firewall till it stops
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Old Jan 1, 2010 | 01:58 PM
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turn it to the firewall till the motor cuts out or till its maxed out.... wont that completely retard it?
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Old Jan 1, 2010 | 02:05 PM
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no, your motor turns counter clockwise. which means if your looking from the distro end, your cam is turning clockwise. So rotating the top of the distro to the firewall would advance the timing.
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Old Jan 1, 2010 | 02:14 PM
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ok so i loosen the dist and pull it back towards the fire wall until it starts to choke and die out.. restart it and advance it bit. correct?
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Old Jan 1, 2010 | 02:33 PM
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Use a timing light please.
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Old Jan 3, 2010 | 05:31 PM
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Please get it tuned before we lose another good honda motor.
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Old Jan 4, 2010 | 02:54 PM
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i assume since there was no update the inevitable happened.
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