timing

[yankabilly72]

does the ka24e respond better to timing advance or retard?

Modified by yankabilly72 at 6:29 AM 11/4/2009
Modified by yankabilly72 at 6:29 AM 11/4/2009

[-RJ-]

advance but just a little

[yankabilly72]

i do alot of honda stuff and i've found that they run best when you advance them as far as the distributor will let it go or untill just before spark knock and i was wondering if the KA24E in my truck would be the same

[-RJ-]

you dont want to do that because if you set it too far advance, you might start getting overheating issues plus thats bad for your engine because your cylinders will get too hot

[seang]

I have a ka24e in my 1997 HB pickup. I have the distributor advanced all the way clockwise. I run 89 octane with no pinging. I thought I heard a little ping with 87, so I just run 89. I did not use a timing light, but I listened very carefully for any pinging for some time afterwards, and after running it for this much time (about 5 months), I am entirely confident that it's not detonating at all. My truck does not overheat. There was no magical 30hp increase, but it didn't lose any hp either, and it was free.