all the colors are shot but i can still make use of the 3 groovs. since i cant see the colors i need to know what way to turn the dizzy to advance my timing

 

you rotate it towards the rear for advance (towards Intake Manifold) towards the front for retard. Hope that helps.

 

ok thanks, i cant see an arrow like some instructions say but i did find a small groove that looks like it could be the arrow because the color bars on the crank pully were really close.

 

yeah, the groove in the timing belt cover is what u use to check your timing...

 

i guess the b16a doesnt have a so called arrow. what should you do when the paint is all gone for the degrees

 

shoot from the hip and pray? no really just tune moderatly and drive it to see if you get the results you want. If not keep tuning.

 

BTW depending on your car you made need to jumper the diagnostic plug while tuning otherwise the ECU will correct anything you change and then you are just wasting your time

 

yeah did this all, car pulls better at 16 degrees than advanced to 18 degrees. any reason for this? i followed c-speedracing.com instructions

 

oh also when i jumped the diagnostic wires i got a code 20 on the dash

88-98 Civic
97-98 CRV
92-98 Prelude
94+ Integra Electrical Load Detector defective circuit or unplugged / defective sensor

unplugged it and the code went away. weird

 

probably an old code. As for 16 vs 18 what kind of setup are you running with what modifications.

 

just an intake, not cold

 

that old code doesnt show when its not jumped and my engine light is not on

 

sometimes codes don't show but are stored in the ecu (not cleared yet) and why are you doing the timing advance just for an intake?

 

i just advanved it to 18 degrees to see if it made any difference and i didnt. it made the car run worse. so its about 17 degrees right now but obviously its hard to tell. my intake really only consists of cotton over the throttle body. bad idea i wouldnt recommend it