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Dizzy has me scratching my head

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Phatt_daddy

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My '87 just toasted its timing belt and left me stranded. I finally got everything back together and was wondering what is the optimum setting for our little 2.3L distributors? I just set mine at around 15 deg. Is this too much, too little? Also without going turbo what can I do to add a little power all over the place? I drive like 5 mi one way to work adn that consists of dropping off one mountain and pulling another ever steeper, every day that I go to work. It is killing the car to have to do this. Any help would be appreciated.

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15 degrees base timing is very high if your running 87 octane.
 

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Probably not the best for everyday pulling power but I put an 80 shot of nitrous on my 92 auto lx 2.3, basically doubling the horsepower. When I pushed the button it lit up the back tires, lol. Probably even more fun with a manual.
 
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