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Idle surge increasing with more timing!

  • Thread starter Thread starter funkytrunk92
  • Start date Start date Jan 7, 2007

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What could the reason for this be? As I turn the dizzy to advance timing, the surge gets worse. at around 12* it idles smooth. Could it be rockers?
 

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As you advance global spark, the idle will increase. If you start to get above the commanded idle, it can start to surge.

For more info, see Jrichker's idle surge sticky in Daggar's Tech index Sticky at the top of the page. There are no better surging idle resources out there.

Good luck.
 
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