I Think I Figured Out Why My Car Is Slow!!

[Niks93GT]

Have you ran it at the track yet or ran it against another vehicle?

Nik

 

[crunchie12268]

umm yeah, ran a fricken 14.20 at 97.xx mph. with a 2.16 60 ft time. But have raced two stock LS1's and beat them by about 2 cars. So, everyone thinks it is the cam timing... the ignition timing wouldn't do much?

 

[5spd GT]

The ignition timing could very well be the problem and is much easier to correct...

 

[crunchie12268]

well, here it is... I took my old harmonic dampner off and put on the new one. When I put the new one on, I found that the timing (w/spout out) is at 18*... so I back it down to 15* and get a little bit of power, hardly noticeable. I don't know what to do now, do I have to degree the cam?

 

[Scorcher2005]

just a quick thought...when you checked your timing, did you pull out the spout connector? If not, your 15* timing may really only be around 0*, therefor being retarded.

 

[crunchie12268]

the spout was out.... what about cam timing, all I did was line up the dots on the timing chain, wasn't that right?

 

[70lightning]

You ned to use a wheel.

 

[DMAN302]

Excuse me if I'm wrong, but I was under the impression the Isky cams required four degrees advance.

 

[crunchie12268]

Excuse me if I'm wrong, but I was under the impression the Isky cams required four degrees advance.

Squeeze me? I never heard of that before, are any other cams like that? I'll check my instructions. Thanks