I have an 88 Iroc-Z, still in the learning process of the restoration and mechanical work. I'll be 20 this year and am in college, this is even my first third gen post! But I've done plugs and plug wires, oil and filter, and air filters/fuel filter. I've got the distributor cap and rotor, and know the stock timing is 6 degrees before tdc, but is there a better and more powerful timing setting?

 

It also might help to know its the LB9 305

 

It might help to know its the LB9 305

 

Anywhere from 6-14, it just depends on the fuel and what the car wants

 

Im at 10 deg

 

welcome to the world of hot rodding . your life will never be the same again

 

Thanks ill definitely try the 6-10 range!

 

If your area does emissions testing, you'll have to drop it back to 6 degrees BTDC to get it to pass. Afterward bump it back up.

 

No one in central texas really cares about emissions, it's awesome, that's why everyone has straight pipes in their trucks, I've never even had my exhuast gases tested

 

Long Tubes and straight pipes for life.

 

I got a pair if beefy black shorty headers, I won't run high enough rpms to need long tubes that bad(6000 max), I dunno what brand. he had them in the box when I bought the car. They have the egr thingy that blows air Into them, I'm going to delete that, grind it out with a die grinder and remove the other parts period, I just hope it doesn't throw a code. I got a quote for some straight pipes for $180

 

Sweet, your car will sound just likea truck then...

 

That is great. I wish I lived there. Is all of Texas the same way or just certain areas?

 

Just certain areas

 

Rural and smaller towns are like that, the big cities are
Harder on it