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which timing mark(s) on crank are used when setting timing?

Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 3:36 pm
by brokenojoke
This is what I did

1.) Let the car warm up... 180 water/ 180 oil

2.) I did NOT jump the jumper under the hood (EF chassis) I used to when setting the timing with stock computer

3.) In Smanager software I clicked "online" then "set timing"

4.) The window popped up stating that timing was fixed at 16 degrees

5.) I lined up the tdc mark (the one by itself) on the crank with the mark on the timing belt cover.

Is this the correct mark to use? I thought the others were marks to use with stock computer and a timing light with no adjustment.

I had to retard the timing quite a bit to get the marks to match up. Before my S300, I had the car tuned by local guy, so I didn't adjust timing last. It just seemed like a large adjustment so I figured I'd ask.

I've got fuel tuned pretty good now, so it pulls hard to redine. I just want to make sure I have this set correctly before I start to change the ignition maps.

It's the middle mark of the 3, not the tdc mark

Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 5:50 pm
by brokenojoke
According to a gentlemen on another site, the mark I should have been seeking is the middle mark (16* mark) of the three notch cluster.

Can anyone second this notion?

Thanks in advance

Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 4:16 pm
by V-Spec race development
that is correct.