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setting the timing on a mustang


everyone knows i'm a GM guy that owns a mustang ...lol now i know how to set base timing at idle , but i wanna set my total timing to 34 deg on my new MSD Dist ,and adjust the advance cuve ,do i leave the plug in and hold the gas to 3000 , with the timing light and adjust it that way or do i pull out the plug and adjust it ,..thanks

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On a carbed application that would work. On a injected motor it won't. The computer usually adds around 20*-25* based on load. Some guys at the track used to pull the spout connector out and leave it out then set their total timing. They then reinstalled the spout and backed it back down for the ride home.

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Retro FIVE O wrote:

On a carbed application that would work. On a injected motor it won't. The computer usually adds around 20*-25* based on load. Some guys at the track used to pull the spout connector out and leave it out then set their total timing. They then reinstalled the spout and backed it back down for the ride home.






oh ok , so on a EFI car you can't set total timing it's all done on base timing and the computer advances it ? and are there no advance springs to change on MSD EFI Dist ?

-- Edited by 331strokerstang at 19:52, 2008-01-08

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Correct. Most of the 5.0L guys will crank up the initial or base timing to 14*-18* and let the computer do the rest. The computer will adjust the total timing based on engine load. There are no advance springs or weights in a F.I. distributor.

-- Edited by Retro FIVE O at 21:05, 2008-01-08

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Retro FIVE O wrote:

Correct. Most of the 5.0L guys will crank up the initial or base timing to 14*-18* and let the computer do the rest. The computer will adjust the total timing based on engine load. There are no advance springs or weights in a F.I. distributor.

-- Edited by Retro FIVE O at 21:05, 2008-01-08






ok thanks for you help

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16 deg initial = with spout disconected


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Autoteknix wrote:

16 deg initial = with spout disconected





IMHO, 16* on pump gas is a little ambitious. I would start at 12-13* with spout out & take it for a cruise under high load conditions ie; 3rd gear pull from 1500 rpm on up. If no audible pinging is heard, repeat step 1.

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93_REEF_NOTCH wrote:

Autoteknix wrote:

16 deg initial = with spout disconected





IMHO, 16* on pump gas is a little ambitious. I would start at 12-13* with spout out & take it for a cruise under high load conditions ie; 3rd gear pull from 1500 rpm on up. If no audible pinging is heard, repeat step 1.




I used to run 17º initial on my motor before the turbo's; this was with an air/fuel ratio of about 12.5:1. Hell, I used to run 14º base w/ 87 octane, with no signs of detonation.

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