How to set your ignition timing

25 Responses to “How to set your ignition timing”

1. brettlenk says on: 10 March 2010 at 1:46 am

   Knowledgeable
2. fiddlerpin says on: 10 March 2010 at 2:42 am

   Who cares about the good crap when you can do it for 45 bucks?
3. culp7 says on: 10 March 2010 at 3:29 am

   boo! get the good shit
4. ICPsucksEMrocks says on: 10 March 2010 at 4:01 am

   You should definitely tighten the curve a little bit.
5. TroubleDouble123 says on: 10 March 2010 at 4:48 am

   Fantastic, informative, information. Well done!!!
6. fiddlerpin says on: 10 March 2010 at 5:38 am

   It’s OK YabbaZapperDoo Your a legend in your own mind. Enjoy the MSD I hope they pay you well
7. TheZappersdoopable says on: 10 March 2010 at 6:30 am

   @fiddlerpin It’s ok… I know that not everyone can be or is as intelligent as myself…. Trust me… It’s ok…
8. fiddlerpin says on: 10 March 2010 at 7:27 am

   I may be full of it guttermouth, but I can spend the money I saved on better things!
   How do you know that a HEI is not as good as MSD. I guess you can actually see a sparkplug fire thousands of times a second! My reply was only an opinion and you blast me. FY
9. TheZappersdoopable says on: 10 March 2010 at 7:29 am

   @fiddlerpin You are full of pure shit… The only good thing about HEI is the fact that it is a complete package all in one… They can be built to perform but not as good as an MSD HEI… For the street… I prefer a 6A or a 6AL box with a hot coil…. HEI is for dirt track junk and granny wagons…
10. fiddlerpin says on: 10 March 2010 at 8:11 am

    Got my HEI from china for 45.00 new on e-bay for my chevy small block. Works as good as a MSD for about 1/6 the price.
11. MrDoogandog says on: 10 March 2010 at 8:54 am

    Love the vid. I got MSD 6AL,blaster 3 coil, MSD 9mm leads and PRO BILLET DIZZY on my 307 chev with Edelbrock rpm heads and a 750DP HP. 3000 rpm stall and 3.9 gears. The car is a HK GTS MONARO and weights 1300>1400 kg’s. should I tighten the curve???
    Any help would be great.
    Thanks mate from Australia!
12. jetwowairforce says on: 10 March 2010 at 9:37 am

    Excellent Videos..!!
    Upload more please…!
13. 560287144602817 says on: 10 March 2010 at 10:35 am

    koay i bought a 6al with pro billet and blue blaster and it worked sweet but recently i picked up a 307 impala with no carb or distributor so i looked on the net and ended up buying a streetfire ignition because it was guaranteed by you msd and it was cheap now ive fitted it double checked and triple checked the initial and played with the advance it tries to run but if i give it gas it backfires like an animal,also fitted with brand new holley do you guys get many returns of these
14. dupperskeez says on: 10 March 2010 at 10:47 am

    Good video…but what do you do if you don’t know what total timing should be? They said it should be between 34-36 on a sbc. What about for another engine. How do you find the best total and initial timing for any engine?
15. ordyguns says on: 10 March 2010 at 11:11 am

    Very good video!!
16. gasserized says on: 10 March 2010 at 12:10 pm

    absolutely brilliant …. someone timed my 327 and has put it to sleep.?? now i can see what theyve done .dinlos.excellent and simply put over ,many thks
17. mscamaro00 says on: 10 March 2010 at 12:46 pm

    great video showed me every thing i need to know
18. HotRodTom47 says on: 10 March 2010 at 12:51 pm

    I think MSD products are great and your
    video was very informative ..Thanks
    Tom
19. RYDNHYH says on: 10 March 2010 at 1:14 pm

    i have a 1972 k20 chevy truck. stock 02 chevy small block 350 with edelbrock performer intake and 650 edelbrock 4 barrel carburetor. hei electronic ignition.pretty much stock motor. what would i set the timing and total timing for bottom end to about 4000 rpm. good power curve
    thank you for all your help
20. MSDvideosdotcom says on: 10 March 2010 at 1:29 pm

    Smoke out the tail pipes usually means its burning oil- Black smoke is usually a rich condition.
21. MSDvideosdotcom says on: 10 March 2010 at 1:46 pm

    is this a carbed application or fuel injected?
22. catburner says on: 10 March 2010 at 2:29 pm

    hey i have small block 305 chevy , stock evrything , and when ever i try to adjust my spark timing , after i set my engine to tdc ” 0 mark ” @ idle i shut off my engine , connect my est plugg and start up again my engine advances itself 15 degrees and runs real rich ” white smoke out of thetail pies” what am i doing wrong ?
23. 217zenki says on: 10 March 2010 at 2:50 pm

    Yes this is how to set your timing.. If your car is stock and not using a aftermarket dizzy then you will not need to switch any springs out..
24. Morbidminister says on: 10 March 2010 at 3:01 pm

    Thanks for the video. I have been trying to adjust my ignition timing forever. I have to run my idle really high in order to keep vehicle running? Could it be because my ignition timing is off? Or could it be another reason? (92 Mitsubishi Mighty Max) Thanks for any help.
25. MSDvideosdotcom says on: 10 March 2010 at 3:18 pm

    Try pulling back on the timing it might have just a bit too much advance.