Do you guys know what degrees BTC should be for stock timing for 00 civic EX? I think mine is off. How can I change it to stock?

 

16 BTDC

Correct me if I am wrong.

 

how much are you off. try rotating the dist

 

my 97 ex with a d16y8 is set at 12 degrees BTC

 

16 is correct, run 18 if you are n/a for a little more in power.

You adust it by getting a timing light.

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Uh, thats not good. Should be around 16.

 

Uh, thats not good. Should be around 16.[/QUOTE]
you sure?? cause my manual and chiltons says 12 but then again the two books disagree with eachother on stuff like compression ratio

 

Helms manual buddy. Its common knowledge on honda's that stock timing is 16 btdc

 

stock is 16 deg. +- 2 deg. You need a timing light to check it and adjust the distributor until the red light lines up with the arrow.

 

ok then i have a world of **** problem cause mine is at 12 deg. would that cause a low idle and lots of smoke??

 

Don't know about smoke, but yes it would **** with your idle.

 

D16Y8 base timing is 12 BTDC.

 

Can someone conform if it is 12 BTDC or 16 BTDC?
thanks

 

Mine is 16 BTDC. So is it right? or it should be 12 BTDC?
My car is running sluggish. If it is 12 BTDC then thats the reason. I don't have manual so can you guys confirm it?

 

advance the dizzy and it might help. Use to have idle problems with my z6 when i had it. I believed it was at 16btdc stock but i set it at 18btdc for a little retard power. It idles funny cause your bottom end is advance and your tdc is retarded plus your dizzy might be center. play with the dizzy

 

It's 16, I ran at 19 N/A now I run 8 boosted