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Old 03-04-2005, 10:15 PM
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just bought a timing adjuster from mac and i set it on 14 degress and when im in 5 gear the car like bogs down, so i turned it back a few degress and it did the same thing so i put it back on 0 (really 10 degrees) and it has been running fine. I thought 14 was the highest. Maybe im doing something wrong? Help would be great. Thanks
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Old 03-04-2005, 10:59 PM
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PM... mdvaldosta or Jdaniel. 14 is suposed to be good and safe though...
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Old 03-04-2005, 11:07 PM
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Did you try it at 12? Some cars are picker than others.
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Old 03-05-2005, 12:51 AM
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what octane are you running? go to some 93 or highest you have
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Old 03-05-2005, 04:22 AM
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im running 93 and yes i even tried retarding it
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Old 03-05-2005, 04:23 AM
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the check engine light just blinks when i drive
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Old 03-05-2005, 05:04 PM
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That's messed up about all that stuff. Did you pretty much empty your tank before you filled up with the high octane fuel? Maybe there's a bad mixture that's making your check engine light go crazy and bog your car down.
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Old 03-05-2005, 09:30 PM
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ive always ran 93 so i dont know whats up with it?
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Old 03-05-2005, 09:33 PM
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its seems like when i get on it runs great until i get in 5th on the highway and it seems like it looses like 20 horsepower and then it restores it like a minute later and it does that until i turn the car off. But if i just cruise the car that wont happen? I don tknow im thinking about just taking it off.
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Old 03-06-2005, 02:14 AM
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Yeah take it down a couple degrees I guess.
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