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    Advancing timing

    Hi, i wanted to do a basic tune up on my 89 lx vic and im wondering if i need a dist cap and rotor? i have never worked on any of the fuel injected cars ive had.

    also i wanted to advance my timing to like 14, its at 12 from the factory right? so i dont know how to do that on the EFI either, or is the same as a carb? any help is appreciated, thanks.
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    Yes, a new cap and rotor is part of the standard tuneup on these cars.

    The car is timed at 10 degrees BTDC from the factory. Bumping it up to 13 or 14 and increasing the spark plug gap to .50-.55 has shown to squeeze a little extra power out of the car. I've never timed my Townie before, but I've done my truck, which is carbed, and as far as I know, timing is more or less the same between most vehicles.

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      #3
      you must pull the spout connector before adjusting your timing
      tune up on a 5.0 car consists of:
      spark plugs
      plug wire set
      distributor cap and rotor
      air filter
      fuel filter
      pcv valve, screen and gromnet
      check timing
      clean throttle body

      1986 lincoln towncar signature series. 5.0 HO with thumper performance ported e7 heads, 1.7 roller rockers, warm air intake, 65mm throttle body, 1/2" intake spacer, ported intakes, 3.73 rear with trac lock, 98-02 front brake conversion, 92-97 rear disc conversion, 1" rear swaybar, 1 3/16" front swaybar, 16" wheels and tires, loud ass stereo system, badass cb, best time to date 15.94 at 87 mph. lots of mods in the works 221.8 rwhp 278 rwt
      2006 Lincoln Town Car Signature. Stock for now
      1989 Ford F-250 4x4 much much more to come, sefi converted so far.
      1986 Toyota pickup with LSC wheels and 225/60/16 tires.
      2008 Hyundai Elantra future Revcon toad
      1987 TriBurner and 1986 Alaska stokers keeping me warm. (and some pesky oil heat)

      please be patient, rebuilding an empire!

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        #4
        Welcome to GMN!

        And to answer your next question, this is the spout connector:
        1990 Country Squire - under restoration
        1988 Crown Vic LTD Wagon - daily beater

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          #5
          http://www.lincolnsonline.com/tech/00166.html is how to do the timing.
          86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
          5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley

          91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry

          1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal

          Originally posted by phayzer5
          I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousers

          Everything looks like voodoo if you don't understand how it works

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