i was told by a few people that if you get your timing done so you run better it also can increase horsepower by a bit like 10hp is that true? thoughts?

 

If the timing is wrong now, performance will of course be low until it is adjusted. If it's already right there won't be any change.

 

I don't know about Hondas, but from working with Miatas, if you temporarily bypass the ECU, then adjust the timing on the earlier OBD-1 cars from the stock 10* to 14*, it shifted the powerband enough to give more useable torque in lower rpms. At 18*, you'd gain a little bit of power, but you had to run premium fuel because of the knocking. At the most, the cars were gaining maybe 4 pounds of torque.

But as mk378 pointed out, make sure your timing is good to go, first. Then I'd check the play in your throttle cable. If there's excess slack, your throttle isn't opening to 100%, and your engine isn't making it's current potential anyway.

 

oh ok, how would i know if my thorttle cable is out of whack?

 

The best way is to have someone sit in the driver's seat and floor the gas pedal (engine NOT running, don't even give them the keys) while you check under the hood that the throttle plate has moved to wide open. You should not be able to move the lever on the throttle body any farther.

 

yeah my throttle body plate moves wide open when you pull the lever , although the cable isnt super tight idk if it should be tight?