can your fox catch 2nd gear rubber? mine can't :(

[Neltech]

ok here's what im working with.

87 gt,306,5 speed, speed pro pistons, maf converted. march CAI, bbk 70mm TB, trickflow upper and lower intake, bbk headers, h pipe, flowmaster 40's, msd 6al, 3.55 gears, 6 puck clutch, lightweigh flywheel. fresh plugs. run 91 octane.

it just doesn't feel fast. first and second gear move pretty good at WOT but after that its not really impressive at all. i can't even catch 2nd gear rubber and i'd think that'd be easy with the amount of bolt ons. i can drop the clutch in second and get her sideways if i'm going around a corner but if im on the highway at like 60 and drop it into 3rd it doesn't really slam me back into the seat.

is this normal? my ranger can get a tiny squeak of 2nd gear rubber, my stang should be able to roast em even with shitty tires.

[Turbohwagon]

How much total timing?

[Neltech]

How much total timing?

not sure exactly. the car used to run like it had a cam but i turned the distributor a bit clockwise and it smoothed out a little bit. now today while installing the 70mm TB i found that a huge vacuum line was off on the back of the motor. this made a HUGE difference, idle is smooth and the chugging it used to do at a certain rpm is gone.

[Neltech]

Ha! I've caught second gear chirp in Subarus with 240ish for horsepower U JELLY?

i know right!? i need someone to come drive my car and tell me whats up with it.

[Turbohwagon]

not sure exactly. the car used to run like it had a cam but i turned the distributor a bit clockwise and it smoothed out a little bit. now today while installing the 70mm TB i found that a huge vacuum line was off on the back of the motor. this made a HUGE difference, idle is smooth and the chugging it used to do at a certain rpm is gone.

So you didn't actually time the engine with a timing light....

[Neltech]

So you didn't actually time the engine with a timing light....

you are correct. dont have one but i didnt go cranking the distributor side to side. i move it very, very slowly till it ran the best at idle. a dude at work has a light that we're going to use when he gets back from iowa

[Turbohwagon]

you are correct. dont have one but i didnt go cranking the distributor side to side. i move it very, very slowly till it ran the best at idle. a dude at work has a light that we're going to use when he gets back from iowa

Go buy one, craftsman advanced timing light for $70. Actually setting the timing is where i would start.

[sport the war]

Go buy one, craftsman advanced timing light for $70. Actually setting the timing is where i would start.

No shit, playing by ear isn't a good way of timing a car. when you are doing this are you pulling the black plug? otherwise you're just dancing with the computer. I thought I could cheat the system but I pulled into BWW crystal and Punch and a few other guys I think casey was there they timed it for me with a light, I was way off.

[Neltech]

can i rent one from orileys or some shit? dude said you rent em for free, just put down money for the thing and you get it back when your return it

[Turbohwagon]

can i rent one from orileys or some shit? dude said you rent em for free, just put down money for the thing and you get it back when your return it

If you own a vehicle with a distributor, and you fuck with it frequently, you should own one.

[Neltech]

If you own a vehicle with a distributor, and you fuck with it frequently, you should own one.

very true. is there differences in quality? i can probably get one from my snap-on dude and just put it on my truck account

[Turbohwagon]

very true. is there differences in quality? i can probably get one from my snap-on dude and just put it on my truck account

You could get the Snap-on unit. I've checked my Craftsman adv. timing light against a snap-on unit and they were the same.

In any case, the Craftsman light is a hell of a lot better than timing by ear.

[Neltech]

whats the black plug the dude is talking about?

[T BONE]

whats the black plug the dude is talking about?

http://www.askamechanic.info/askamech2/images/stories/Shade%20Tree/TFI%20Layout.JPG

[mnstang]

You.don't time a fucking engine by turning the distributor til it "sounds right" at idle.