Timing

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Working On My 86' 5.0l. I Was Wondering What I Could Do To The Timing To Have It Run A Little Quicker. Any Info On What To Do???

 

[91mustangnick]

i addvance my timing to 12-13 degrees from stock i think its about 8-10. i also by pass my coolant lines from the stock egr spacer when i was messing with the timing, and i gain about close to 4 tenths in the quarter.

Nick

 

[Curse]

You will have to play with your timeing to get it where your car likes it best. Every car is different, so advance it 2* each time til you feel the car running its best. Bet place to do it would be a track. Us ethe search button and you will find a lot of tips Good Luck

 

[Scorcher2005]

i addvance my timing to 12-13 degrees from stock i think its about 8-10. i also by pass my coolant lines from the stock egr spacer when i was messing with the timing, and i gain about close to 4 tenths in the quarter.

Nick

what do you mean you bypassed your coolant lines?

 

[jaackal]

some cars want more timing some want less...im and currently running my timing at 16* with middle grade pump gas and no pinging....no pinging is the main thing, you do not want any ping but do a search and find a lot of info

 

[91mustangnick]

what do you mean you bypassed your coolant lines?

there are coolant lines that run to the egr, so it heats up the egr, throttle body, and intake manifold when using in the winter. all i did was put screw caps on the egr nipple things, and connected the tubes with a 2 way tube connector.

Nick

 

[HISSIN50]

the other school of thought on the coolant lines to the EGR: the coolant actually cools the TB/EGR down. what is heating up the intake - 600*F EGR gasses or 200* coolant? the coolant cools the inlet. reducing inlet temps really helps make HP. at the track, i would rather ice the intake myself.

i would also note that there is a point of diminishing returns with timing. one can advance to a point where HP is being lost, but before detonation. so i dont necessarily run on the ragged edge of detonation (having leeway is nice anyhow).

good luck.

 

[91mustangnick]

the other school of thought on the coolant lines to the EGR: the coolant actually cools the TB/EGR down. what is heating up the intake - 600*F EGR gasses or 200* coolant? the coolant cools the inlet. reducing inlet temps really helps make HP. at the track, i would rather ice the intake myself.

i did this because i use a intake manifold spacer, with having the coolant lines still in the egr plate with the intake spacer, it kind of defeats the perpose of having a intake spacer-which is to also lower the temp. my upper intake manifold is about cool to the touch.

Nick