I got a 2000 civic , anyways, by modifying the position of how the distributor goes on to the engine. It either make the gas more sensitive or less. Explain to me how this work. And if modying the position is bad for your engine. I have it all the way forward right now, which make the gas seem very powerful. can some one explain this to me?

 

You're advancing or retarding the spark timing by doing that. I think(?) your civic doesn't have a knock sensor, so you may be asking for trouble. Advance it too far & you could eventually burn holes in the pistons.

You should probably have a shop set it back where it belongs, or get a timing light & do that yourself.

 

if you do advance the ignition youll also need to run premium fuel.
when you advance the timing, the fuel wants to burn faster and sooner and by running higher octane, this slows the burning of the fuel..

im not too familier with hondas but in general you can pick up a few horses by doing this the right way.

 

Think of it like a bicycle in a way. the pedals being the pistons and your foot being the pressure of the spark igniting the air/fuel. If you try to take off with the pedal (piston) at the very top center (TDC to pistons) your not going to go anywhere. The factory timing is like putting the pedal a little to the front of the bike to push down with ease to get going. If you advance the timing, its like putting the pedal closer to the top center and taking off. which makes it harder to push to get going but gives a little more force to the first stroke. By retarding the ignition timing, it puts the pedal further away from the top middle. This making it much easier on your leg to push but a little less pull on the initial first stroke.



Advanced timing = Harder on the motor = more Horsepower from timing
Retarded timing = much easier-safer on the motor = less HP

Both have limitations and problems resulting from too far either way

 

awsome review rigginit

 

lawlz thanks