Timing Adjuster help!

[Benzo]

Just got my TA installed the other day and realize that the highest octane we have here in California is 91 octane. Is it okay to run the 91 octane or what?

 

[StangDriver5650]

91 should be fine, if you hear any detonation / pinging (bb's in a can sound) just back the timing off a degree or two until it goes away. Have you felt any gains with the timing adjuster so far? I'm thinking about getting one.

 

[AdRock]

91 should be fine, if you hear any detonation / pinging (bb's in a can sound) just back the timing off a degree or two until it goes away. Have you felt any gains with the timing adjuster so far? I'm thinking about getting one.

I installed a T/A on my '02 and felt a definite difference. With just the T/A (set at 13 degrees), a Tri Ax, and a K&N I managed a 14.08 at the track. That's roughly a half second faster than the other stock stangs I usually see out there.

 

[Slapyo]

i'm running my timing adjuster with 91 octane set at 16*. however i will probably bump it down to about 15* just got good measure. it has been at 16* for a while now though without problems. but i wanna do some runs on the dyno and see if there is a difference between 15* and 16*.

 

[NiteMareGT]

Note...........word is if it's a Steeda timing adjuster, you have to set it one degree higher than you actually wanna run. Other words, if you want 15 degrees of timing, set it at 16............as I said, so I've heard...........

 

[Benzo]

There's definitely some gain with the TA and the pulleys together. I originally had it set at 15* but my SES light kept coming on and the pinging also. I bumped it down to 14* and still the same. I just now bumped it all the way down to stock setting 10* because the pinging won't stop. I don't know, maybe it's the 91 octane that I'm using.