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Subject: [TR] ignition timing
From: Gary Nafziger <nafzigerg@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2010 14:13:08 -0700 (PDT)
I'm not home right now so don't have particular numbers on my cam but it is an 
S2 cam.  My engine is normal compression.  I finally have it running very well 
but  needed to get the distributor re-curved and cleaned up by Jeff, set the 
valves at .014 intake and .016 exhaust.  I also upped my timing considerably.  
I 
think I remember right that I'm at roughly 22 BTDC.  I think i have a little 
bit 
of ping at that setting so might be adjusting that back a bit.  I find that 
setting idle at a little over 1,000 rpm is about right also.  This seems to be 
working well for me right now.  


I had my timing set at around 12 to 14 btdc also and wasn't happy with it ( I 
also had some blowbackfiring happening especially on initial startup) so went 
out one day with a wrench and slowly advanced the timing untill I was happy 
with 
how it ran......making sure I kept it below the pinging level.

hope this helps

gary n.

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