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jrkopropo · 09-17-2005, 05:11 PM

My car had an idling problem so we advanced the timing a little bit. The car runs a lot faster and much smoother. Do I risk my engine to detonation? What are the effects of advanced timing? By the way it's a sr20det redtop.TIA

statik · 09-17-2005, 05:37 PM

how about telling us what timing your running...

sdtouge · 09-17-2005, 07:34 PM

a little advance isnt bad, but alot could cause detonaiton. id just make sure to run 91 if your not already. someone might mentions a knock sensor, but they basically are usefull for sensing knock above 3k rpm.

statik · 09-17-2005, 08:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sdtouge

a little advance isnt bad, but alot could cause detonaiton. id just make sure to run 91 if your not already. someone might mentions a knock sensor, but they basically are usefull for sensing knock above 3k rpm.

how do you even know he knows what base timing is?

240mph · 09-17-2005, 08:39 PM

Take a timing gun and let us know what
mark is it on now.

JaYaYsSoHN · 09-18-2005, 02:13 AM

ive run close to full advance for like 6 months on 91. motor ran like a champ even with close to 250k orignal

Grandpa · 09-18-2005, 07:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JaYaYsSoHN

ive run close to full advance for like 6 months on 91. motor ran like a champ even with close to 250k orignal

What's full advance? Did you advance the distributor 1 tooth and then advance it until it wouldn't idle, and then backed it off a bit?

09-17-2005, 05:11 PM	#1
jrkopropo Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: taeville Posts: 1 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	effects of advanced timing? My car had an idling problem so we advanced the timing a little bit. The car runs a lot faster and much smoother. Do I risk my engine to detonation? What are the effects of advanced timing? By the way it's a sr20det redtop.TIA

09-17-2005, 05:37 PM	#2
statik Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Long Island, NY Age: 40 Posts: 1,358 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: statik Feedback Score: 0 reviews	how about telling us what timing your running... __________________ 97 240sx esaarr \| Current Status: SOLD

09-17-2005, 08:39 PM	#5
240mph Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: guam Posts: 422 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Take a timing gun and let us know what mark is it on now. __________________

09-17-2005, 07:34 PM	#3
sdtouge BANNED Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: san diego Posts: 479 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	a little advance isnt bad, but alot could cause detonaiton. id just make sure to run 91 if your not already. someone might mentions a knock sensor, but they basically are usefull for sensing knock above 3k rpm.

09-18-2005, 02:13 AM	#6
JaYaYsSoHN Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Oakland Posts: 18 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	ive run close to full advance for like 6 months on 91. motor ran like a champ even with close to 250k orignal