what's your timing set at?

[blkreaper]

I've been messing with my advanced timing and have managed to get a little more toque at 17 degree's btdc.I wanted to see what people had theirs set at and what kind of effect you got.

 

[BoostinAWD]

People say to use 5, but I couldnt even get mine to go that low. at idle I get about between 8-13. Any lower and the car just stalls out.

 

[kpt4321]

"What is your timing" is a pretty broad question.

Are you talking about at WOT under boost, or at idle?

At idle, the timing HAS to be set with a timing light, with the timing adjustment connector grounded out and the logger unplugged. Any other way will not work properly.

...Kyle T.

 

[blkreaper]

I was talking about idle speed with a timing light.This is what I was going by to set mine http://howto.henryvo.com/timing.html

 

[kpt4321]

First of all, that is for the Toyota 3SGTE motor, not a DSM, so I do not know how it is helping you at all.

This is the proper procedure:

http://www.plymouthlaser.com/timin.htm

There is almost no way you have yours set to 17 degrees BTDC. The marks on the lower timing belt cover only go to 10* BTDC, so you would have to be WAY past the lower mark to have 17*.

Set it to 5* for pump gas and general use, and feel free to advance it 1-5* if you are using race gas.


.....Kyle T.

 

[blkreaper]

I'm going by the adjustment knob on the timing light.fully advanced is 25 degrees btdc the recommended factory setting is 10 degrees btdc I have mine advanced to 17 degreesbtdc

 

[swordfish]

No sh!t? Your base timing is set at 17 degrees? BWAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHA :laugh:

jeff