Ignition Timing Control | Tech Tuesdays | EP5

On today’s Tech Tuesday we are going to cover IGNITION TIMING CONTROL! What it is, how it works, and how to set it up. Jeremy will walk you through setting up timing control on the FiTech SBC Chevy C10.

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[ss]

Any chance of doing a step by step video on the proper way of phasing the rotor and setting up initial timing?

[davidtomasello]

I'm a 45 year retired tech and in my opinion these videos would be much better without the background music. I find it hard to concentrate and absorb the information. Do you make a non-music version of your videos ?

[davetaylor]

how about discussing the use of a unlocked distributor on the white wire in pa applications because fitech will not let use a locked distibutor in that application

[hiramgibbard]

I have a MSD ready to run distributor and the Fitech 3002. The wiring diagram is titled"...ready-to-run w/o Timing Control". What does that imply? That the configuration will not use the timing control on the fitch, but will be based on the MSD Distributor PN 8387? If I lock out the distributor will it use the timing control on the Fitech?

[ss]

At 12:00, your base timing is at 16.5. How are you setting that? Like you would normally do with a carb, then setting that number in the hand held? For example, if my base is 15, am I setting the handheld to 15?

Or, am I just telling the handheld what I want the base to be?

[davidvonanderseck]

Is unlocking your timing beter for a big cam. I'm running the Fitec 8 on a 454 with comp cam big mother thumper. I have cam setting on 4

But I'm using a 2400 stall with B&M quick Shift. At 800 idol I put it gear and almost wants to pull the car.

I'm thinking with timing control and IAC can help bring it down a bit

[senangsenang]

Do you know timing ignition for FJ40 2F engine? Standart is 7° but how the best timing? Thank's

[gabrielmora]

will this system be able to control timing on an engine that has a counter clockwise rotating distributor like on a Pontiac?

[JalopyJockey]

Directions posted online get a little confused when using the CDI and timing control. Both the to GoEFI and GoSpark show the distributor green and purple wires going to the distributor. I assume with CDI, the GoSpark wires are used. The GoSpark directions show connecting its blue wire to the GoEFI blue wire. I assume the GoEFI black wire should be used instead for timing control and the blue wire is not used? Can the GoEFI blue wire be used as a tachometer gauge signal?

[MP-hvkm]

I switched from working ready-to-run distributor to 2-wire and engine will not rev now and i'm having rpm noise errors. it was running good before. any idea?

[jacianepereira]

Gostaria que todos os vídeos tenham legenda em portugues tambem

[jacianepereira]

Gostaria que os vídeos também tivessem legendas em português.

[patrickwatkins]

for the love of God please don't stop doing these videos any chance you can do one on nitrous control for the power adder systems also maybe how to fix the lean spike issues alot of people are having I love my fitech but it seems like I'm always chasing my tail with it

[grizz]

Thanks for the video. I am considering building a sbc with blow through turbo on E85. You answered a few questions I had. A little constructive criticism. Kill the background music. It's annoying. Ditch the lapel mic and try using a headset. Your voice audio is up and down. Thanks again.

[philh]

This is actually a dangerous system. You have people who don’t have a dyno. Don’t have tuning experience. They will blow there engines with to much timing at higher rpm’s. Fitech needs to find a way to include A knock sensor in the software