How does everyone set their timing?

[SVOboy]

Hehe, okay, that makes sense then.

[molecule]

oh and you dont want to depin D4
you want to ground it...if there is even a pin in there...
i'm sure you get it...sorry...

oh and if you missed my edit on another post
i have an ecu cover for you...
dont put your chipped ecu at risk
i can barely stand the sight of that open ecu on your floor...
lol

[SVOboy]

Oh, ground it from the ecu and not from the wire, silly me,

[molecule]

double,triple,quadruple check that your cam timing marks and pulley timing marks line up exactly with the car off

set your dizzy at center with the bolts just loose enough to turn the dizzy by hand

start her up and heat cycle it at least once...
which is about 20 minutes or more until the fan comes on...
ground your service check connector (D4)
strap on your timing light
and make any nuance changes you wish

i recommend fixing any codes flashed on the check engine light first

[SVOboy]

W00t for being code free.

[diamondlarry]

Originally Posted by MetroMPG

i also attended the diamondlarry school of timing adjustment. i figure i'm 3-5 degrees advanced over spec.

i have no idea if it's actually helping though. another scangauge test on the list...

Timing light? We don't need no stinking timing light! *insert confident laugh here*

[molecule]

they are very helpful when your car isn't running in time due to other sensors manipulating it thru the code in the ecu...

more specifically...an advance timing light...

in fact...there's no other way to tell while your car is running if it is in time or not...
unless you are tapping into your ecu

but for all intents and purposes...yes...you dont need one...
*insert confident chuckle*