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| | | | Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 235 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 235 | Ok folks I have a 216 in the truck. I've timed it on the ball and it runs pretty good. The standard fuel available here is 91 octane. I'm just wondering if there would be any benefit in advancing the timing a bit from standard.
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Bob | | | | | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 | Yes, you will gain a small amount of torque, and better fuel economy. You could probably run a few degrees advanced with no trouble. Just advance it a bit at a time until it pings on grades on hot days and back it off a little bit. You will probably need to re-adjust the idle mixture and speed on the carburator after adjusting the timing for smooth idle.
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A lone amateur built the Ark. A large group of professionals built the Titanic. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 235 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 235 | Thanks again mate. Will do.
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