Ran a 94-96 t/a (detonation)

90dpscoupe · 01-22-2001, 05:00 AM

Sad thing is, i was pulling on him in 2nd gear, when i heard the dreaded (pinging) i had to shut it down, traffic was coming up anyways, i guess a loss for me, he sounded like he had borlas.

I know this is a (windsor power) topic more or less, but i hadnt had a problem with pinging on 87 octane until today, weather was warmer today, and i didnt trust the gas quality at this particular store, i put in some octane boost, and some premium, and cleared the problem mostly.

now no one wants to run

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90 lx coupe: Mac cold air fenderwell, accel supercoil,advncd ignition,3-core radiatr, FMS alum D/S, Black magic fan, 3.27grs, 3chbr flows.
Best time: 14.20(on 225/60/15 firehawks)
Best mph 97.80
Best 60' 2.1
next mods: subframes, 3.73's

97snakedriver · 01-22-2001, 05:26 AM

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advncd ignition

That's why. When you advance your timing you are also promoting the possibility of detonation. So you probably need to either run higher octane gas or back off the timing a little in order to run more consistantly.

90dpscoupe · 01-22-2001, 05:34 AM

I forgot to mention earlier, a few months back, i did back off the timing a bit, obviously not enough, gas prices rose, and i been broke....doht

Gonna check it with the light later..

bigwhitecobra · 01-22-2001, 08:23 AM

Try re-gapping your plugs. I forget what the stock recommendation is, but .54 sounds about right, try a little higher, like .55 or .56. Or just back off the timming, whatever. Hope you're running better soon.

FivepointOH · 01-22-2001, 01:23 PM

Damn that sucks! There are a few gas places around here with suspciously low gas prices that I try to avoid for the same reason, however with the high price of gas it is very tempting....

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92 AOD GT, K&N, ram air, pulleys, 2 ch. flowmasters, 4:10's, shift kit, 1 5/8 mac longtubes and offroad hpipe 14.249 @ 97.34 mph before the headers and hpipe

01-22-2001, 05:00 AM	#1
90dpscoupe Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: sanantonio, Tx, usa Posts: 1,407	Ran a 94-96 t/a (detonation) Sad thing is, i was pulling on him in 2nd gear, when i heard the dreaded (pinging) i had to shut it down, traffic was coming up anyways, i guess a loss for me, he sounded like he had borlas. I know this is a (windsor power) topic more or less, but i hadnt had a problem with pinging on 87 octane until today, weather was warmer today, and i didnt trust the gas quality at this particular store, i put in some octane boost, and some premium, and cleared the problem mostly. now no one wants to run . ------------------ 90 lx coupe: Mac cold air fenderwell, accel supercoil,advncd ignition,3-core radiatr, FMS alum D/S, Black magic fan, 3.27grs, 3chbr flows. Best time: 14.20(on 225/60/15 firehawks) Best mph 97.80 Best 60' 2.1 next mods: subframes, 3.73's

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01-22-2001, 05:34 AM	#3
90dpscoupe Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: sanantonio, Tx, usa Posts: 1,407	I forgot to mention earlier, a few months back, i did back off the timing a bit, obviously not enough, gas prices rose, and i been broke....doht Gonna check it with the light later..

01-22-2001, 08:23 AM	#4
bigwhitecobra Huh? Whatcha said? Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Fayetteville, NC Posts: 1,073	Try re-gapping your plugs. I forget what the stock recommendation is, but .54 sounds about right, try a little higher, like .55 or .56. Or just back off the timming, whatever. Hope you're running better soon.

01-22-2001, 01:23 PM	#5
FivepointOH Registered Member Join Date: Jan 1999 Location: Sugar Land, Tx USA Posts: 478	Damn that sucks! There are a few gas places around here with suspciously low gas prices that I try to avoid for the same reason, however with the high price of gas it is very tempting.... ------------------ 92 AOD GT, K&N, ram air, pulleys, 2 ch. flowmasters, 4:10's, shift kit, 1 5/8 mac longtubes and offroad hpipe 14.249 @ 97.34 mph before the headers and hpipe