I have yet to take a timing light to the old 1g beater and she's running a bit rich (soot on the rear clip). I know how to set base timing from the Chiltons, and it says to aim for 5* BTDC. (Remember, this is a 1GNT ATX.)
Is there any point to maybe setting it elsewhere to pick up a little more power? Of more interest to me would be if I could advance it a hair to maybe lean things out and run her cleaner? I dunno. Just looking for some ideas here. I don't even have a timing light, but I'd like to get her tuned this weekend before my trip to Kansas this Monday.
Thanks!
B
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#9755, "RE: Base timing tweaks?" In response to Reply # 0
I'd just leave the timing as is for now. Check to make sure it is at 5* with the timing light. It may be off as of now so make sure it's spot on before messing with it.
