How does the computer control the timing?
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How does the computer control the timing?
Can someone explain how the computer on my '96 controls the timing? If the base timing is 4 deg and the full timing is 24 deg does the computer just advance the timing by 20 deg assuming that the base timing is set correctly? Or does the computer know what the actual timing is at all times and adjusts accordingly no matter what the base timing is set at?
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How does the computer control the timing?
The computer advances the timing based on RPM's. At idle the computer advances the timing very little if at all. The timing advance increases as the RPMs increase. The computer only knows where the base timing is set at. If the base timing changes the computer won't know it has changed.
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How does the computer control the timing?
Originally posted by cocot
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