#Basel timing full#
#Basel timing series#

So obviously this brings in scope for a lot of engine damage if the timing is over advanced and the engine is suffering from detonation and maybe we're not monitoring that. The engine on the other hand though might be receiving 30 degrees if our ignition timing is incorrect by 15 degrees.

#Basel timing full#

Maybe for example 15 degrees under wide open throttle, full load. So for example we could be putting into our timing table, our ignition timing table in our ECU what we consider to be a conservative ignition value. Now the upshot of this is that if you don't have your base ignition timing set correctly, the timing that you're seeing on the laptop could be anything compared to what the engine's actually getting. So again a lot of tuners simply overlook it or don't bother at all. Obviously with late model engines with a lot of covers over the spark plugs, the ignition coils et cetera, actually getting our timing light into the engine bay and connected to number one cylinder's ignition coil can be pretty tricky and time consuming. In some engines, setting the base ignition timing can also be quite a hassle. It's often quite easy to make the assumption that whoever tuned it last has done their job properly and the base ignition timing is correct. It's one of the steps in our 10 step tuning process that we discuss in our practical standalone engine management tuning course.īut it is a step that a lot of people will overlook if they have a car that's been brought to them that's already up and running, maybe it's already been tuned previously by another workshop. It's also a step that I know a lot of tuners just don't understand properly or overlook.Īnd of course when you're dealing with a car that you're building from the ground up and you've freshly installed the ECU, then setting the base ignition timing would be a relatively standard step. Now setting the base ignition timing, really, the concept here is that we are aligning the ignition timing that we're seeing on our laptop screen, with the actual ignition timing that the engine is receiving.Īnd this is a really critical step if we want our ignition timing to be reliable and we want of course our engine to also be reliable.

#Basel timing series#

So obviously going to be perfect for anyone who is running an Elite series Haltech ECU, but a lot of the principles will also cross over to any brand of aftermarket ECU, so there's going to be a lot to learn for just about anyone. Now today we're going to be looking at the topic of setting our base ignition timing.Īnd today we're going to be using our Nissan 350z with our VQ35, and we've got our Haltech Elite 2500 ECU fitted. Hey guys it's Andre from High Performance Academy, welcome along to another webinar.