timing advancement

[maximos]

I have a '95 Cobra, I'm trying to learn about timing advancement. How do I advance the timing and what are the benefits of doing it? I had my car in the shop to have the tensioner and harmonic balancer replaced and I asked them if they advanced it or if they messed around with the timing at all but they said they didn't. Since I got it back it feels a bit slower than normal.

 

[HISSIN50]

This article might be helpful.
You can eek out a little more oomph by advancing the timing, so long as you dont get into detonation.


Good luck.

 

[R.J.]

Just remember to run better gas with more timing.

I gained 12 rwhp with 4deg of timing.

 

[SVTCobra306]

They put a balancer on and didn't recheck the timing? :shakes head: .

 

[Monsterbishi]

Heh, timing is a big part of the deal, we found out yesterday why my bone stock 94 gt was only making 137.5hp at the wheels - the timing was set at -1 degree!

 

[blksn955.o]

wow....more like holy hell

what were the after numbers or is that to come later?

 

[Monsterbishi]

Can't get back on the Dyno until the end of June, start of July, it's booked out Solid until then.

 

[blksn955.o]

It will be interesting to see what it puts out/down.