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Originally Posted by Fast92RS
What motor? what car? If is the new car you just got the only way to properly change the timing in throught the prom. Other wise you will screwing with the tables that are programed in the prom. The intitial setting for the dist. IIRC should be 6 deg befor TDC. This is if its for the TPI car you have.
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You are right, its 6 degrees advanced...
However, if this is that TPI car, you aren't screwing with any tables (they haven't changed at all), you are just making the computer more blind than it already is. The tables are calibrated for the thing to be at 5.98 degrees advanced, so by you advancing the distributor, you are lying to the computer. The computer thinks its at 6 degrees, so at WOT lets say the table calls for 29 degrees, well considering you have added 8 more, you are now at 37 degrees instead when the computer thinks you are running at 29. If I were you I would leave it stock (at 6), if you want more timing in it at WOT and even cruising, idle, wherever...spend some money and have someone tune it...otherwise you could end up causing major issues that could cause the demise of that engine.