Timing Questions
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Timing Questions
Hey guys. I read on here that advancing your timing on a 460 will yeild a few more ponies and bettr throttle response. So I hooked uo the ol timing light to my F-250 and... its no where near where it should be... I think. Whats the stock timing on these 460s? Mine appears to be over 20 BTC (not sure of exact number because of rust). And guys are sayin I can run 12*-14* before having to change to 93 octane. Wont that retard my timing? I thought I was suppost to advance it? What am I doin wrong here?
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Stock is 10°, should say that somewhere on a emissions sticker under your hood or on your valve cover. That is base timing, checked with the SPOUT connector off. I have seen done posts about timing on this site where guys say to check timing with a vacuum gauge, and put it where you get the most vacuum, not sure what kind of range that would put it in.
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Yeah you have to remove the Spout plug to disable computer advance before setting the base timing. The spout is a little grey plug in the TFI(ignition module) wiring which should be hanging of the distributor on your truck.
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I cant find my spout. I checked on the internet where its at and mine doesnt seem to have a disconnector or something. So I tried unplugging everything and it wouldnt start. Plugged it all back in and my fuel pump started running lol. Whoops!
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Your truck uses a remote mount TFI module located near the driver side hood hinge. The SPOUT is located on the wiring harness leading to it. Here is a drawing from Ryan @oldfuelinjection.com:
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Thats a drawing? lol. Looks computerized lol jk. That pic helped a ton! Took me 3 seconds to find it after looking at that pic lol. Turned up my timing to 12*. We will see how she does when I go to work
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