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ECMlink Sporadic timing troubles

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thearkatek

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Jul 29, 2012
Saint John, NB, Canada
Hey,

This past winter I built up a 92 Talon AWD. I am just doing some initial trouble shooting right now as I just got the car going. The following is a list of engine related mods:

DSMLink 2.5
GM 3.5" maf + maft (straight through, no compensation)
RC 550 injectors
FMIC
Innovate LC-1 Wideband (with narrowband output spliced into front O2 input)

Here's my new log I made while doing a short cruise. I don't have any vacuum leaks, but I can't set the timing with my timing gun because it won't idle low enough.

When it idles at around 1100RPM I'm only seing around 13in/hg of vacuum which is strange considering I have excellent compression and no vacuum leaks. I'm thinking maybe the timing is really retarded and the ISC needs to be set.

What do you guys think, would a retarded timing adjustment cause the timing to be all over the place during the cruise?

Thx.
 

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