How did the ignition timing adjustment affect your gas mileage? Inquiring minds want to know!
Jerry
Jerry,
The truck starts, idles and runs just fine and I thought you had things dialed in perfect. However, when I backed off the throttle to pull off the exit, she now backfires through the exhaust. That is a nice feature that helps prevent others from tailgating, but I might back the timing down to 10 and see how that does. I had a BMW following me in VA and when the truck backfired, he backed off a good 100 yards.
MPG went from 12.25 to down to 11.8 but I was driving 5mph faster (60-65 instead of 55-60.)
I appreciate the help. It will be a moot point soon since I have a fresh 230ci going into the truck this summer.
230ci on engine run stand. I’ll have another chance to adjust things once the new engine goes in.
Jay
