hey just wanted to know how to if at all different to time my 86 t/a 5.0 tpi motor. will the computor try to put it back if i advance it??? what should i set it at??? car just seems to have a littlle loss of power no codes and everything has been tuned up not to long ago just dont feel right like somethings holding it back. i noticed a little ping when engine temp was around 200 to 220.thanks .

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the ecm will control it only from where ever you set the base at. look on the decal i don't know oof top of my head where it should time at ,maybe 0 or 6 btdc. try higher octane for the knock. make sure you unplug the est before you set the base.

above the heater box on the passenger side there is a one wire plug. unplug it and start the car and adjust the timing to 6 deg. after your done shut it off and plug it back in. thats it.

thanks guys will do it thisevening......i always run 93 octane from the same place usualy.....


should i go any higher than 6 degres i was trying to see if i could squeeze a little more power out of her.....

if you're getting knock now i doubt if you can move it much. best to look for knock counts and back up 2*, or advance 2* at a time till you get some counts. might want to try lowering the operating temp.