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Old 05-06-2016, 07:00 AM   #5
TrybalRage
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Re: Timing issue (pinging) solved!

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Originally Posted by StarDust View Post
If you want to further fine tune your timing I highly suggest a timing light. Now I'm no expert but I don't think just setting your timing until it idles and runs decent will cut it. What I do is rev it up to 2400rpm or until the timing stops increasing and set it to 36° btdc and let the initial timing fall where it wants. If the initial is too high or too low then swap springs until the initial is where you like it.
Oh, I've had a timing light this whole time. But I had to set my initial way, way lower than everything I read to avoid any pinging, and I still had it happen when on the highway or up hills. I got the tape so I could better see where it was falling at higher RPM's (tab only goes to 12°).

I was at 35° or so with the engine speed up, but couldn't explain the mid-throttle pinging.

Now I'm at about 32° at 2500, so I could increase it more. I just quit fiddling with it after replacing the weights and fixing the problem.
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