Hey guys so after 2.5+ years of owning my car i decided to drop my timing back down to 10. I really see no reason with having it so high on a stock car. So far i noticed my idle is better and sounds healthy. I also noticed my miss is somewhat gone. Im wondering if a timing is too advanced will it cause problems besides pinging at WOT .
My spark plugs are also white coated which i been told means the engine is running to hot. From what i heard this is from the timing being so high. I was told the car was at 14 degrees timing, but found out it was at a whopping 16 degrees on a stock engine.
All this time i been running 89- 87 and 93 octane depending on my bank account.
The car had a miss even if i used 93 gas. So now i have to replace the plugs since im sure the coated ones are maybe damaged from too much heat.
Just wondering if to high of a timing could cause other problems other than the normal pinging.
I was having idling problems during the summer on a warm start. If i started the car up during the summer right after i turned it off it wouldn't idle at all, unless i held the revs.
During the winter i have a wicked idle surge on cold starts.
Thanks.
My spark plugs are also white coated which i been told means the engine is running to hot. From what i heard this is from the timing being so high. I was told the car was at 14 degrees timing, but found out it was at a whopping 16 degrees on a stock engine.
All this time i been running 89- 87 and 93 octane depending on my bank account.The car had a miss even if i used 93 gas. So now i have to replace the plugs since im sure the coated ones are maybe damaged from too much heat.
Just wondering if to high of a timing could cause other problems other than the normal pinging.
I was having idling problems during the summer on a warm start. If i started the car up during the summer right after i turned it off it wouldn't idle at all, unless i held the revs.
During the winter i have a wicked idle surge on cold starts.
Thanks.
