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- From: lstowell@pyrnova.mis.pyramid.com (Lon Stowell)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos
- Subject: Re: How do you set timing for optimum performance?
- Message-ID: <184285@pyramid.pyramid.com>
- Date: 16 Nov 92 19:03:34 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov13.230523.25852@gvl.unisys.com> rossi@gvlf9-q.gvl.unisys.com (Pete Rossi) writes:
- >**NOTE** I am talking about older cars that don't have computers, etc,
- >that dynamically set the timing.
- >
- >I would think that under certain conditions the 'spec' setting may not be
- >the *best* setting.
- >
- Yup. Its a compromise that most ALL engines of that series will
- be able to use without pinging.
-
- >Is there a way to determine a *best* setting other than by trial and
- >error? I would guess that you would have to start at the spec setting
- >and just keep advancing it 1 or 2 degrees at a time until it starts to
- >ping then back off. Seems to me that this could take a bit of time to
- >get it just right. Any other methods?
- >
- That is really about the best way to tune YOUR engine. Set it
- for extremely light pinging at full throttle when in high gear.
- If that makes you nervous, back it off half a degree, but light
- pinging at WOT shouldn't hurt most engines.
-