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Old 11-10-2006, 01:04 AM
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if i advance my timing from 10 to 14* how much of a difference would that make?
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4 degrees! Hahaha it should be noticable.
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Old 11-10-2006, 01:06 AM
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if i advance my timing from 10 to 14* how much of a difference would that make?
12 - 16 HP
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Old 11-10-2006, 01:07 AM
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4 degrees! Hahaha it should be noticable.
What a smartass *****!!!



in other words


I'm jealous I didn't think of that line first
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why didnt i do this sooner?..would i need to run a higher octane fuel? i run e10 89 octane right now
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Old 11-10-2006, 01:08 AM
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You may, you'll have to try and see.
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Only way to know is to test it to see how far you can go on 89.
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alrighty thanks ill let ya know how it works out
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i run 14degrees on my fox with 89 octane, and i got pings above 4k, so be careful
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