Finally got around to checking my base timing!!! 15 deg BTDC

[tom04841]

Like the title says, it was 15* BTDC......of coarse i adjusted it back to 5* BTDC.

My question is, even though it ran fine, could i have hurt anything?

 

[Burnett03]

if i was you id get down on my knees and kiss the knock sensor and thank it for saving the motor

 

[DSMTalonAWD51]

when you advance base timing that much your motor runs out of safety margin, so if you got a lot of knock it wouldnt have been able to back off enough on the timing and youd detonate. I dont think the knock sensor would save you if you got bad knock, but at least you're car is fine.

 

[tom04841]

This was an NT to turbo swap.......i haven't run anymore than 10 psi.......OH THANK YOU KNOCK SENSOR

 

[Burnett03]

when you advance base timing that much your motor runs out of safety margin, so if you got a lot of knock it wouldnt have been able to back off enough on the timing and youd detonate. I dont think the knock sensor would save you if you got bad knock, but at least you're car is fine.

sure it would have.. knock retards timing quite a bit. 43 counts will put you well into the single digits for timing, i've even seen almost negative timing. Knock sensors are life savers.. or should i say rod savers