I wouldn't do it. The one advantage of the WBX is that it can be pushed without knocking or pinging thus destroying itself. Yes, it will feel more responsive and seem to give more power but not when at full throttle and high RPM. If the engine should start to ping, it is unlikely you will hear it due to all the other noise and the engine in the rear. Extended operation while pinging will result in burned valves and pistons and add to the thrown rod syndrome. Dennis
-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of Jeff Hammerstrom Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 1:51 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: 2.1 Ignition Timing, Advance beyond stock? Has anyone tried advancing their timing beyond the stock setting? Did you get more power? I do this on my '71 Fiat and it runs better and has more power. I was thinking of trying it on my '90 Westie, any thoughts? Thanks |
Please note - During the past 17 years of operation, several gigabytes of
Vanagon mail messages have been archived. Searching the entire collection
will take up to five minutes to complete. Please be patient!
Return to the archives @ gerry.vanagon.com
The vanagon mailing list archives are copyright (c) 1994-2011, and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the list administrators. Posting messages to this mailing list grants a license to the mailing list administrators to reproduce the message in a compilation, either printed or electronic. All compilations will be not-for-profit, with any excess proceeds going to the Vanagon mailing list.
Any profits from list compilations go exclusively towards the management and operation of the Vanagon mailing list and vanagon mailing list web site.