little technical info please
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little technical info please
after reading some post on here about advancing the timing on my truck, I was talking to my buddy about it and he seemed to think if I did do this my low end torque would suffer. See as i am mechanical ignorant and there are some very informed people on here I thought I would ask. is this true and if so perhaps a simple explanation to enlighten the few amongst us that are behind in our mechanical theory
Last edited by bad_habit59; Nov 17, 2007 at 04:31 AM.
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Originally Posted by bad_habit59
after reading some post on here about advancing the timing on my truck, I was talking to my buddy about it and he seemed to think if I did do this my low end torque would suffer.
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i know 
i still dont know why :S..
when i found it it was at 7 * BTDC
when we where setting it when it reached 0* it made a loud sucking noise tru the intake and a vwery rough idle.. but no pinging...
ohh and btw where i live we only get 90 octane at the pumps maybe thats why it doesnt ping at 14 BTDC*
i still dont know why :S..when i found it it was at 7 * BTDC
when we where setting it when it reached 0* it made a loud sucking noise tru the intake and a vwery rough idle.. but no pinging...
ohh and btw where i live we only get 90 octane at the pumps maybe thats why it doesnt ping at 14 BTDC*
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Every Ford truck I owned has a sweet spot. Where HP and MPG meet. I'd timed them (Sprout out). And take for ride and just not right. Now I just take for a trip up 5 miles hill . when starts ping. I back off and its sweet. Mine right now is at 12 DEG and is very happy . But I back off little it just lays down . Later
