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theRDRman Jan 12, 2012 05:25 PM

Advanced Ignition timing
 
so i adjusted mine fully advanced, the car feels quicker. how much gas milage am i expected to lose and is it harmful for the motor to have a little higher idle in the long run? running 91 octane?

mk378 Jan 13, 2012 05:51 AM

It has a knock sensor, when it starts knocking the ECU retards the timing, so you haven't accomplished anything. Why is everyone out in their driveway trying to second-guess the Honda engineers? They really knew what they were doing.

cvcrcr99 Jan 13, 2012 05:55 AM

How do you (RDR) continue to make duplicate threads? Are you trying to go back into your threads after posting and not seeing them due to not refreshing the screen?

Please stop making duplicate threads.

+1 to what mk said. Until you get before and after dyno results, I don't believe anything like this makes power.

switch263 Jan 13, 2012 06:34 AM

This is an old drag racers trick, but as has been mentioned, it only really applies to older motors, without computer control and a knock sensor (which, also as mentioned, will just retard the timing back as soon as it picks up a single knock from too much advance, negating any change you made).

Oh, and yes, running too much advance can make you run lean, which can do major damage to an engine if left in that condition for too long.

theRDRman Jan 18, 2012 07:06 PM

yeah it was put back to 18* stock is 16* and the idle screw was put back down


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