Posted by Charlie (IP: 131.204.36.114) on July 12, 2000 at 19:23:14:
In Reply to: Timing question for performance posted by Mavman on July 11, 2000 at 22:14:54:
The most efficient way is to set timing for peak torque on the dyno. You can come very close to this by advancing until you hear detonation, then backing off a degree until it stops completely.
An old 5.0L Mustang trick is to advance timing to 14 degrees and run premium, this picks up about a tenth in the quarter for those cars. -CP
: Okay...I'm having a brain fart here. I can't remember why a high initial timing is desired. I'm running 14 degrees now. No problems, just wanted to know if maybe backing it off would help. Maybe back to 12??