Timing

[Dannyboy1201]

Whats good timing while at idle..

 

[TripleDigitTSI]

Im pretty sure its 10deg BTDC but dont quote me on that. Its a little agressive but should be fine for the average modded car.

 

[koachworks]

factory specs lists it @ 8 btdc @ 800-850 rpm. i remember reading a post by todd day (club dsm) that it's not really necessary to advance the initial timing beyond what the manufacturer specifies. the ecu sets the parameters on whichever advance/retard the engine requires. advancing the initial timing beyond manufacturers specs just lessens the ability of the ecu to retard the timing during instances that it (ecu) senses the advent of detonation.
all this of course is mute if you've got a non-oem ecu, ie., haltech et al,.
btw, i've got my initial timing set at 7 btdc@850 rpm. it's a 1990 lancer with the engine of a japan spec 91 gvr4 with the usual mods. boost is set at 18 psi with no detonation. i once set the timing at 10 btdc and the motor was detonating. i've remained at 7 btdc ever since.
hope this helps.

 

[candela]

hey koachworks, do you have any timeslips or any numbers on that lancer... thats perty interesting