I tried a search and came up with nothing that will help me. I think I may have things backwards, and if that's the case I need to go back to 0,0 and get back on the dyno. My question is when the gear is at 0 degrees and you move the inner sprocket to the left, thus causing the markings to move right is that advancing or retarding? Please let me know any info you have on this topic as I think I may have done the process backwards thus retarding my intake and advancing my exhaust which may be why I was only getting 168whp. Thanks a lot for your help guys

 

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Sorry, I have no usefull info for you Nate, but here's a free bump

 

If you move the inner towards the front of the car you're advancing, moving it towards the firewall you're retarding.

cliff notes:
inner to the left=advance
inner to the right=retard

 

are you sure about that? The inner part is connected to the camshaft correct? So if you turn the camshaft towards the firewall isn't that advancing and towards the front bumper would be retarding...does this make sense?

 

 

Phew, I had it right then, I thought I did it backwards after looking at the Toda breakdown on Godspeed. Cool, thanks again for the info 's to all

 

Nate, so are the markings 2 degrees or 1 degree?

 

Leo's telling me 2 degrees so that's what i'm going off of. I know the 2nd gen spoons are one degree so that's where I got a little conf00sed

 

TypeR1111

When you retarded the intake did you bump your ignition timing back to where it was at first?

 

No, didn't have a timing gun handy, and that may explain the low numbers. I still need to check the ignition timing ASAP, i'll be heading to autozone after work to borrow a timing light. Any idea of about how much the ignition timing changes per degree on the cam gear. I'm currently set at +4 intake/-2 exhaust and I put down 168.8 WHP which I was disappointed with and 126.7 lbs/tq which isn't too bad. I'm starting to think my WHP may be low due to the fact that my ignition timing may be off.

And I didn't retard the intake, I advanced it....isn't that the norm? advance intake, retard exhaust?


[Modified by TypeR1111, 7:35 AM 11/26/2002]

 

... you also have a stock cat, which is probably holding you back a bit, too.

You dont have to go to autozone dude, i have a timing gun.. Duh!!

 

I believe every 2 degrees of intake cam advancement is 4 degrees ignition advance.

 

if that's the case i'm at 26 degrees! I'll have to reset that ASAP


[Modified by TypeR1111, 7:45 AM 11/26/2002]

 

Yeah, but sometimes the ecu sets it back for you if you don't jump the service connector.