Title should read "Base"

How do I go about setting up the base timing? where are the marks that I need to look for?? I'm aware of how to do it in the AEM, but I'm not sure about the actual timing light end of things, is there supposed to be marks on the Fluidampr?? or somewhere else.... If someone can point me in the right direction on how to sync the timing, that would be great.

 

 

Thanks for replying to that. I actually ended up finding the timing mark (thank god it was marked) otherwise I would of had to find TDC and market it myself....which is a pain when the engine is in the car. Its funny you linked this vid because its the one I used to get an idea of how to do it.

 

This may be a bit off topic but I was wondering, will the timing light still fire off during cranking without starting the car?

 

Does the pulley have a timing mark on it? If so put some white out on it to help it be brighter when the timing light flashes.


If you do not have a timing mark, then you will need to match it up with a stock pulley and make your own mark. Then you can use the timing light just fine. I had to do this on an STI with an aftermarket crank pulley.

 

Sometimes the timing light fires intermittently on cranking. I assume you're trying to set base timing in the ECU.

Usually what I do is I remove all the spark plugs, plug them all on the coils and plug leads, and run wires from the plug threads to ground. Then hook your timing light up to the plug lead as usual. Now when you crank the motor, you'll have a relatively high rpm because you have no compression, and still have spark to read off for the timing light.

Don't forget to lock the ign timing to 0 on the AEM when doing that. Makes it easier to see because the 0 BTDC timing mark is clearer.

 

Great!

 

Great!!

 

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