advancing timing on a 1996???

[92tsifwd]

how do i do it?

how much do i do it?

the car is a 96 with an exhaust 16g fuel pump blah blah....

12-15psi is what i will run on 91 octane, i might even run less.

if you want to see the full mod list it is the tsi awd in spln_hrd(that the account name it is under

 

[L2RTSiAWD]

Why do you want to advance timing?

With your mods I don't really see the need to advance timing.

 

[rarson]

Get a DSMLink, then you will be able to do anything you want with the timing.

 

[92tsifwd]

The car boggs down and is very rich after fuel pump install and was just curious how to check it first and then advance it if it needed it but, I do not know how to check it on a 96.

 

[gsxtacy]

Check your base timing with a Timing Light.

Get a Chilton or Haynes Repair manual and it should be able to walk you through it.

One way to be able to change base timing with a 2G is a Cam Angle Sensor (also known as CAS)

www.roadraceengineering.com has a tech article on how to put a CAS on a 95/96 DSM, From what I understand 97-99 DSM's have one but its not adjustable.

Good luck with your issue.

Gsxtacy

 

[92tsifwd]

Hey, thanks for the info. I will tell spln_hrd about it.

 

[Spln_Hrd]

the reason i want to adjust my timing is because the car pulls hard (hard as it should) until about 3,500 rpm and then afterwards it hits like a dead spot and wont pull hard for a long while(not many rpms pass cuz it has no balls) then it will back fire and pull hard as hell. and when it back fires it will puff out a ENORMOUS(HUGE!!) cloud of of black smoke. and i think it is because my timing is retarded, i am running 13 psi and a while i ago i had some boost creap problems and i hit fuel cut like 5 times.

 

[kpt4321]

I highly doubt it is a timing problem, sounds more like a tuning issue.

If it is a timing problem, it might be becaue of knock or such.