Boosted B16, where to set timing?

[SiRcivic27]

Hey guys, so my distributor took a crap and now that I have a new one I have the timing almost right but its a little off in boost. I called my tuner to ask where the timing should be set, the phone guy wouldnt let me talk to the tuner/owner of the place even though he didnt know where to set it. He wanted to know why I didnt check the timing before taking the disty off, well because the damn thing didnt work anymore moron!

So I ask, where should I set my timing on this?

 

[slowhatch]

is it chipped or hacked? if its chipped set it at 0, if its hacked it back like 10 degrees depending on how much boost you're pushing.

 

[SiRcivic27]

yeah, neither... see my signature? AEM EMS w/ wideband

8lbs of boost out of my Greddy 18G

 

[Almighty-Si]

Set it to stock...16 BTC

 

[mike@synapse]

pin the service connector and set it for 16 btc.

 

[SiRcivic27]

pin the service connector and set it for 16 btc.

why do I have to pin the service connector? I cant read OBD codes or anything because I dont have a factory ecu anymore so why does the service connector matter for anything? Thanks for enlightening me!

 

[mike@synapse]

when the car is ideling it isnt necessarily at 16 degrees btdc. pinning the service connectors forces the ecu to 16*. Im assuming you are on aem ems, in which case you can lock the timing with a laptop too. im not sure if pinning the service connector makes aem ems run 16 degree's btdc. i know it does with hondata s300 and alike.