Is it possible to advance my timing? I know that ford retards their engines and i was wondering if it was possible to do this to get a little more performance by doing this.
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Absolutely! 12* seems to be a good spot for a stock lopo. Mine ran great at 12*.'97 Cadillac Catera - 3.0 DOHC V6, 75k
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Ok how would i go about doing this?Comment
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Connect a timing light to the proper place. Disconnect spout connector going to distributor. Start the car, and check initial timing. You should be seeing about 10 degrees BEFORE top dead center on the balancer. If so, loosen the hold down on the distributor and slowly turn it clockwise (IIRC) until you see 12 degrees on the balancer come into view with the arrow. Once this is done, re-tighten the dist. hold down and recheck with the timing light to be sure it did not move on you while tightening.
Once verified, shut the car off, reconnect the spout connector and fire it back up. Take it for a drive and see what you get. If you get pinging under a load then you may have to back it off some as it is too far advanced and you risk screwing up the pistons this way.
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Clockwise is correct.~David~
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ok thanks guys. second question would it be possible to advance it even further with better pistons? and if so what type of pistons would you suggest?Comment
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What you'll be doing is searching experimentally for the point at which your car has best power and efficiency without pinging. The amount of initial advance, as indicated on the balancer, may vary from one vehicle to another.
Even with forged or high-silicon hypereuctectic pistons, you'll want to set your tune so you don't ping.2012 Mazda5 Touring | Finally working on the LTD again!
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you could power time it. have someone braketorque the car while they are doing this turn the dist till it spark knocks then turn it back till it stops.My wife and I.sigpicComment
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That works, but its a real good way to get run over if your helper's foot slips off the brake. I personally don't trust anyone enough behind the wheel to ever attempt it.86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
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Running a higher octane gas will help with the pinging... I have mine at 16 and no pinging on regular.Pete ::::>>> resident LED addict and CFI defector LED bulb replacements
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Yeah, I know of no need to run most normal engines on anything but regular.Originally posted by 85crownHPP View Post2012 Mazda5 Touring | Finally working on the LTD again!
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Man my wagon was at 16*, and unless I was running 91 it pinged like a bitch. I've got it turned down to about 8*, and it still pings on 87 when I get on it hard.Originally posted by 85crownHPP View Post2020 F250 - 7.3 4x4 CCSB STX 3.55's - BAKFlip MX4
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gas sucks anymore. its hard to get a situation with no pinging. if you can run with that much timing and have no pinging you are lucky. most cars ping anymore under normal driving conditions1996 Mercury Grand Marquis - duals, PI cams, PI intake, J-Mod, MZT, BOC tune, 3.55s, 18in wheels
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:confused: Very bad substandard gas in your area or something? :confused:
The only time I've experienced real pinging was with 10:1 compression, iron heads, 87 octane, and about 46 degrees total advance coming in around 2500-3000rpm.2012 Mazda5 Touring | Finally working on the LTD again!
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This is just patently wrong. If your shit pings under normal driving conditions, something is wrong/broken/fucked up.Originally posted by tim marks View Post91 Mercury CP, Lopo 302, AOD, 3.08LSD. 3g upgrade, Moog wagon coils up front, cc819s in the back. KYB GR-2 police shocks. Energy suspension control arm bushings. Smog deleted.Originally posted by gadget73
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