Miata 14 Degree Timing Advance. With standard factory timing, the first dot lines up with th
With standard factory timing, the first dot lines up with the 10-degree mark on the timing scale, while the second dot lines up with the "T" (zero-degree mark). I don't suggest using anything higher that 87 octane on a low compression (ie miata) N/A engine. If you do this, you may experience some pinging when running on regular Tried the timing advance at 12 ,14 ,16 degrees and did a 20 km run each time at various speeds and found 14 degrees the best setting overall for torque and top speed. The timing advance will shift the torque peak lower so you may not like this for your style of driving A forum community dedicated to Mazda MX-5 Miata owners and enthusiasts. This will give you a few more peak horsepower I had the timing advance adjusted down to 11 from 14 today, and I immediately felt the decreased torque driving home. At 14 degree, you will feel a nice vibration and possibely lose power ?? Sounds like you had some issues you are a little bitter about :confused: We all know you have to run With a simple gun like Ron is using (no advance setting), you do NOT have to divide by 2 - it just flashes twice - once at the correct position to read the timing mark, and Hi there, Ive recently had my cambelt off on a 91 1. Running more idle timing lets me run lower manifold pressure with less injector pulsewidth, plus the car is more responsive and smoother into the rest of my I'm running 14 degrees advanced timing and I'd like to continue with NGK V Power BKR6E-11 plugs, but I'm not sure if these run too hot now or not. I was surprised to find two dots, since the Manual and Many enthusiasts have found that they gain a few extra horsepower by advancing the timing to 14-degrees BTDC. At advanced timing, these dots line up at 14-degrees and 4-degrees respectively. 6. 6 to see find the optimal timing advance? NA/NB Power Mods MX-5 Miata Forum > NA/NB (1990-2005) Miata > NA/NB Power Mods> What is a 14 degree advance? Stock should be ten degrees. Come join the discussion about performance, modifications, classifieds, troubleshooting, Advanced Timing to 14 Degrees, is higher octane needed? NA/NB Power Mods By advancing the timing to 14 degrees, you are optimising the engine to the higher-octane petrol we have in this country. i suggest you advance the timing as much as you can without ever hearing Do I need to take into account altitude (6,000 Feet) for doing the advance on this car, and if so, do I simply go 3-4 degrees above calculate/recommended timing for this V Power with 14 degree advanced timing? Naturally aspirated MX-5 Miata Forum > NA/NB (1990-2005) Miata > NA (1990-1997) General Discussion> How do I advance timing to 14 degrees? Dyno results timing advance and Magnaflow catback Naturally aspirated Hi there, Ive recently had my cambelt off on a 91 1. Seems like the next colder Timing Advance "Setting your ignition timing to 14 degrees BTDC (stock is 10 degrees) will give you some extra low-end torque and better throttle response ("brighter" NB2 14 degree timing mod - yay or nay? NB (1999-2005) General discussion. I decided to advance the ignition from TDC marking on the sprocket cover past the '10' mark to 12 degrees advance. Initially I was a bit disappointed how flat the car felt. At 14 degree, you will feel a nice vibration and possibely lose power ?? Sounds like you had some issues you are a little bitter about :confused: We all know you have to run With a simple gun like Ron is using (no advance setting), you do NOT have to divide by 2 - it just flashes twice - once at the correct position to read the timing mark, and NB2 14 degree timing mod - yay or nay? NB (1999-2005) General discussion MX-5 Miata Forum > NA/NB (1990-2005) Miata > NA/NB Power Mods > Naturally aspirated> V Power with 14 degree advanced timing? [Archive] How do I advance timing to 14 degrees? NA (1990-1997) General Discussion has anyone actually dynoed a stock 1. By advancing the timing to 14 degrees, you are optimising the engine to the higher-octane petrol At higher RPM, the time between the piston reaching 0 degrees or maximum height and starting it's descent again is smaller, so you run the ignition Has anyone here done the 14 degree timing advance on NA8? Was it worth it? Any cons? Quick run down on how to set your timing and/or advance your timing 14 degrees on a Miata The Miata Recovery 15 subscribers Subscribe Try 12 degrees first and then 14. Also This is the 14 degree timing mod on my friends 1993 Miata, the 14 degree mod adds timing advance to increase torque and horsepower, the only What this means is that just before the piston reaches the top of the stroke (think of a degree as an amount of time before this happens This is so it can run happily on any rubbish petrol, anywhere in the world.