Base timing and idle.

[gvr4ever]

Should a logger be showing any timing at all if the proper ground is grounded? I have it grounded, but I wanted to verify that it's actually grounded. Logger still shows timing.

My idle is 850 for some reason, but I want to make sure that the pin is actually grounded before I change the biss.

Thanks

 

You can't have both a logger hooked up AND the timing terminal grounded. They conflict with each other. You must unplug the logger from the diagnostic port for the timing terminal to set the advance to 5* BTDC.

 

[gvr4ever]

OK, thanks.

Well, I only set the idle, cause it was a little high and v-faq said to ground a diagnostic port, or have a logger plugged in. I just wanted to double check before I checked or changed the base timing.

 

bump on the 5* deg btdc but you will make more power at 10*

 

[Polish]

No you won't that is to much timing. These cars have aggressive enough timing from the factory, upping it is just asking for trouble.

 

[Dialcaliper]

+5* BTDC /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

If you have any sort of timing control at all, or you have something like a keydiver chip, you'll want to set it to 5* and leave it, doing the timing electronically. (Jeff's maps are pretty aggressive as is)

If you're adding fuel via an SAFC or MAFT that cuts the airflow signal, you may actually want to retard the timing, especially if you're raising boost significantly, as the computer will think you are running under less than actual load, and set more aggressive timing.

If your setup is pretty much stock, you might be able to get away with a couple degrees more timing, but that's about the only situation that it might be useful. Adding more timing will simply trigger the knock sensor, which will pull it back anyway.