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09-28-2020, 10:05 AM | #1 |
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Hot Tip for setting ignition timing
When using a stock balancer and you have 2 marks on it, one for top dead center and 1 for your desired total timing. Always know which one is which. My pathetic performance yesterday at Az S/SS event was due to setting timing at top dead center mark. I wondered why car started up so easy and I had to reset idle. Another lesson learned on how to slow a car down and lose a race. I think the heat got to me.
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09-28-2020, 11:49 AM | #4 |
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Re: Hot Tip for setting ignition timing
Probably ran a little hotter than normal too.
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Re: Hot Tip for setting ignition timing
those little white paint pens work well.
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09-28-2020, 08:48 PM | #6 |
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Re: Hot Tip for setting ignition timing
Jeff how much slower did your car run from your normal timing
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09-29-2020, 10:06 AM | #8 |
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Re: Hot Tip for setting ignition timing
Man, that would really suck. Everybody has had things like that happen (if you've been racing for a while), which is why nobody thinks your mistake is dumb or funny. On the bright side though, at least it was an easily correctable mistake, versus something like a cam lobe ground off or broken transmission.
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Re: Hot Tip for setting ignition timing
I use fluorescent paint pens. White for TDC, green for total timing, and red for 90 degree marks for valve lash.
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