today i was advancing my timing and i noticed that when i advanced it(turned it toward the firewall and test drove it the car ran like crap. when i retarded it, it ran a whole lost better . does anyone know what the problem might be.
thanks

 

you might be advancing it too much

 

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Yeah, how many degrees did you advance your timing?? Also, did you use a timing gun?

 

i did not use a timing gun but still y would it run better when i retard it. i'm not advancing it all the way. i am going to get a timing gun today but if any one knows the answer to the first question i owuld like to know.
thanks

 

Because "retarding" may not actually be retarding it. Your not using a timing gun so you have no idea if the timing is actually retarded when the dizzy is rotated all the way to full retard, it could in fact be 16* timing in that position.

Get a timing gun.

 

also wut octane fuel r u using? advanced timing and anything but 91-92 isnt a good idea.