Setting the base ignition timing is one of the most important steps in the configuration of an ECU prior to commencing the tuning process.
In this webinar we’ll discuss how to go about it and demonstrate the technique on our Nissan 350Z running the Haltech Elite 2500 ECU. We’ll also discuss techniques for making your own TDC marker if your engine doesn’t have one.
Even though we're using a Haltech Elite to demonstrate practically in this lesson, as always Andre is comprehensive in the knowledge he shares so that it isn't just specific to this ECU alone, it is merely a tool to help demonstrate and explain the principles. With that in mind, even if you are using a different platform, you will get value from this lesson.
TIME STAMPS:
0:00 - Why is checking your base ignition timing so important?
2:05 - What happens if it isn’t correct
3:16 - Why it might not be correct
5:25 - Finding true TDC
6:20 - Timing light options
9:24 - Getting a signal for the timing light
12:02 - What do your pulley marks mean?
15:48 - Parallax error
17:45 - Demo with freshly installed engine and ECU
22:32 - What if your engine doesn’t fire
23:50 - How to adjust incorrect timing
27:26 - Checking timing drift at high RPM
30:40 - Questions
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