GavinsBeard Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 So i was watching the Mighty Car Mods Chasing Midnight thing and they advanced the timing on the car, after reading through a couple of posts on here and another website i'm still a little confused, i read about 2 bolts that hold the distributor to the block? so yeah if anyone can help that'll be sick Quote Link to post Share on other sites
morgey Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 Its just a case of loosening them and spinning it a little bit one way. Cant remember which ways advance and which is retard though. Also mark it in its original place so you can put it back to where it was if all else fails!1st You need to know what to listen for. If you do it too much you can cause detonation/pinking, thats a quick way to blown your engine up. But if you know what you're listening for you can do it fairly safely.If you really want to get the most out of it consider running higher octane fuel as they have high resistance to det, meaning more advancement and more power... in theory. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
onnaj1000 Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 Advancing will give more power, detarding will give more torque. I think with ron95 you'll be safe to about 12 degrees advancing, but if you don't know what you;re doing then don't! First at all it can't be properly done without a timing light. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pinkygti Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 I do all mine by sound and touchAlways worked on the theory that if it's an old engine then everything is worn to an extent and what you think you've timed it to is usually out by a mile If in doubt tho just leave it or get a pro 😎 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GavinsBeard Posted July 27, 2015 Author Share Posted July 27, 2015 Think i might find someone to do it for me then, by the sounds of it i'll cock it up somehow and blow my engine up :') Any of you guys know anyone in the Bristol area that could do it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AdamB Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 It's simple enough, just don't go overboard with it. Advancing 2 degrees shouldn't be a problem. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GavinsBeard Posted July 27, 2015 Author Share Posted July 27, 2015 Sounds a bit daft but can someone post a pic of where the bolts are? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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