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My question is where do these cars and engines come from that we never get to hear about on a regular basis? Most of those cars I've never seen before either in sigs or pictures of posters... so what gives? People exist only to flaunt their wares?

[quote=Other 350;502992]Unless the ALDL is grounded properly then it doesn't matter if the timing gun was made by NASA it will still not give you the correct base timing since the computer is still "adjusting" the timing as the car runs. OK, but if the ALDL is dead what to do? Whatever it is set at is not pinging not giving me a hard start and running lights out. Both ways? explain... if the second way was advancing the...

Got a question after doing this too. The car runs and accelerates much better after doing this, but it seems to idle pretty rough, or have a miss at idle. I checked all the plugs were getting spark. One of the fuel injectors connector clip is sort of messed up, so I unplugged it when the car was idling. I even revved it up and plugged it in and unplugged it a couple times to see if it would make a difference. It made no noticable difference...

So... I'm the off the wall, out of the box thinker here.... I'd be looking at the transmission. The TC clutch for starters. If that thing is hung up it will give some of the issues you are having. The computer will sense a drag on the engine hence richening it up. A bad transmission will cause you all kinds of issues. Second... has anyone dropped the exhaust and started it up just to see if the cat is plugged? May be another issue....

holy cow.

you can't dispute the fact that t-top cars twist and dont handle as good as a hard top car.. i've got the iroc front sway bar, the trunk X braces,,,etc etc on my SS plus 17 x8 wheels and my 88 hard top cutlass that had stock f41 and 215/65/15's would run circles around it.

Happy Be-lated B-day.. im 13 mins too late

Quote: Originally Posted by one442 ^ Yeah like the old adage goes. If you want something done right do it yourself. However in this case I assure you the mechanic set it at 22*. He has a nice snap on timing gun that has digital readout confirmation. Unless the ALDL is grounded properly then it doesn't matter if the timing gun was made by NASA it will still not give you the correct base timing since the computer is still...

Hold something like a screw driver up to the injector with it plugged in and the engine running. Put your ear up to it and you will be able to tell if the injector is pulsing or not.