Timing for power
05-10-2013, 10:54 AM
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Car: 2004 Chevy Malibu/1988 Iroc Z
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Timing for power
I have an 88 Iroc-Z, still in the learning process of the restoration and mechanical work. I'll be 20 this year and am in college, this is even my first third gen post! But I've done plugs and plug wires, oil and filter, and air filters/fuel filter. I've got the distributor cap and rotor, and know the stock timing is 6 degrees before tdc, but is there a better and more powerful timing setting?
05-10-2013, 10:59 AM
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Re: Timing for power
It also might help to know its the LB9 305
05-10-2013, 11:00 AM
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Re: Timing for power
It might help to know its the LB9 305
05-10-2013, 11:06 AM
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Car: 1989-92 FORMULA350 305 92 Hawkclone
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Axle/Gears: 3.70 9"ford alum chunk,dana44,9bolt
Re: Timing for power
Anywhere from 6-14, it just depends on the fuel and what the car wants
05-10-2013, 12:03 PM
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Re: Timing for power
welcome to the world of hot rodding . your life will never be the same again
05-10-2013, 01:02 PM
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Thanks ill definitely try the 6-10 range!
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Re: Timing for power
If your area does emissions testing, you'll have to drop it back to 6 degrees BTDC to get it to pass. Afterward bump it back up.
05-10-2013, 03:44 PM
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No one in central texas really cares about emissions, it's awesome, that's why everyone has straight pipes in their trucks, I've never even had my exhuast gases tested
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Re: Timing for power
I got a pair if beefy black shorty headers, I won't run high enough rpms to need long tubes that bad(6000 max), I dunno what brand. he had them in the box when I bought the car. They have the egr thingy that blows air Into them, I'm going to delete that, grind it out with a die grinder and remove the other parts period, I just hope it doesn't throw a code. I got a quote for some straight pipes for $180
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Car: 1989-92 FORMULA350 305 92 Hawkclone
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Transmission: 700R4 4800 vig 18th700R4 t56 ZF6 T5
Axle/Gears: 3.70 9"ford alum chunk,dana44,9bolt
Re: Timing for power
I got a pair if beefy black shorty headers, I won't run high enough rpms to need long tubes that bad(6000 max), I dunno what brand. he had them in the box when I bought the car. They have the egr thingy that blows air Into them, I'm going to delete that, grind it out with a die grinder and remove the other parts period, I just hope it doesn't throw a code. I got a quote for some straight pipes for $180
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Car: 2004 Chevy Malibu/1988 Iroc Z
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Re: Timing for power
Rural and smaller towns are like that, the big cities are
Harder on it
Harder on it
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