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Old Jun 8, 2002 | 12:55 AM
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I was just messing with different timing settings and basically desktop dyno is giving me more hp and torque when I bring the timing down from 14 to 0. My eng is pretty much stock except I have an edelbrock intake, cam, and headers. My engine hates any timing below ten degrees beforetop dead center. do you guys think desktop dino is correct as far as timing issue? :confused: lou
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Old Jun 8, 2002 | 01:36 PM
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Timing?
Are you sure that you're not looking at CAM TIMING?
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Old Jun 8, 2002 | 01:42 PM
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That timing number is the camshaft timing, not the ignition timing. It should be set at zero. This is explained in pages 57 & 58 of the manual. Click on Help, then User Manual.
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Old Jun 8, 2002 | 04:49 PM
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Okay I understand, I just have a trail version of desktop dyno so there are no instructions or help files. Thanks guys. lou
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