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Old 07-28-2009, 08:37 AM   #3
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Originally Posted by big2bird View Post
Your computer should adjust your mixture.

For maximum power, you want to advance your timing in 2* increments until it "pings", then bump back 2*.

Operating with retarded timing increases exhaust temps, read as unburned fuel burning on the exhaust side, as the burn is reaching peak after exhaust.

Ever see headers glowing red hot? That's your exhaust valves warping.
That is all correct.

You've worked on a few engines, haven't you?
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