HSR Problem: Figured out.

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03-05-2011, 05:23 PM

Looksthakill

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Car: 1985 Chevy Camaro Z28

Engine: 5.0 LG4

Transmission: Auto

HSR Problem: Figured out.

Well, after messing with my Fuel Pressure, IAC, and TPS, I FINALLY hooked up a timing light to make sure that I had set my base timing correctly when I put the engine back together. Guess what? I was WAY OFF!

Instead of being at 6 degrees BTDC, I was retarded 4 degrees ATDC. WOW.

As soon as I rotated the distributor, my idle came back up about 100 RPM, and I KNEW I had found the source of my rough running problem.

I have been running today at 6 degrees BTDC, and WOWEE! Did that ever wake up my car!!! I am very happy with the Stealth Ram now, together with my other mods. Still more tweaking, but I am MILES ahead of where I was. The car ROARS and pulls like CRAZY.

Moral of the story: Always check your base timing with a timing light on these cars!!!

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03-05-2011, 05:34 PM

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Re: HSR Problem: Figured out.

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Originally Posted by Looksthakill

I FINALLY hooked up a timing light to make sure that I had set my base timing correctly when I put the engine back together.

That would be the FIRST thing anyone would do after starting a engine that the dist has been taken out of
No way can you drop a dist in a engine and THINK timing is correct

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