setting timing at 14 degrees

82 GT · 04-05-2001, 10:01 PM

I am new at these computer mustangs and want to know is there anything special I need to do before advancing the timing on my '88GT to 14 degrees?
I am used to just hooking up a timing light and turning the distributor until I get it where I want it. Is it still that easy or do I need to do something different now?

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'82 GT 351W C-4,BBK headers,Carter 625 carb,Comp.Cam,Flowmaster exhaust.
1988 GT...T-5,bone stock

gray87GT · 04-05-2001, 10:13 PM

And take out the plug that is somewhere around the distributor, on the end of the harness.

82 GT · 04-05-2001, 10:19 PM

What is that plug for and why do I need to remove it? Does it go to the computer?

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'82 GT 351W C-4,BBK headers,Carter 625 carb,Comp.Cam,Flowmaster exhaust.
1988 GT...T-5,bone stock

WinterParkStang · 04-05-2001, 10:26 PM

It is the spout connector, and it is removed to fool the computer into using the new timing

04-05-2001, 10:36 PM

Yeah, the SPOUT connector is just like the vacuum advance in a mechanical one, it just keeps the computer from advancing the timing so you can set actual base timing. Dont adjust with it in, you're car will run like a "slug at Bonneville". dont forget to put it back either.

[This message has been edited by Big&bad89rag (edited 04-05-2001).]

04-05-2001, 10:01 PM	#1
82 GT Import Slayer Join Date: May 1999 Posts: 2,241	setting timing at 14 degrees I am new at these computer mustangs and want to know is there anything special I need to do before advancing the timing on my '88GT to 14 degrees? I am used to just hooking up a timing light and turning the distributor until I get it where I want it. Is it still that easy or do I need to do something different now? ------------------ '82 GT 351W C-4,BBK headers,Carter 625 carb,Comp.Cam,Flowmaster exhaust. 1988 GT...T-5,bone stock

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04-05-2001, 10:13 PM	#2
gray87GT Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Minnesota Posts: 177	And take out the plug that is somewhere around the distributor, on the end of the harness.

04-05-2001, 10:19 PM	#3
82 GT Import Slayer Join Date: May 1999 Posts: 2,241	What is that plug for and why do I need to remove it? Does it go to the computer? ------------------ '82 GT 351W C-4,BBK headers,Carter 625 carb,Comp.Cam,Flowmaster exhaust. 1988 GT...T-5,bone stock

04-05-2001, 10:26 PM	#4
WinterParkStang Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Winter Park, FL Posts: 23	It is the spout connector, and it is removed to fool the computer into using the new timing

04-05-2001, 10:36 PM	#5
Big&bad89rag Guest Posts: n/a	Yeah, the SPOUT connector is just like the vacuum advance in a mechanical one, it just keeps the computer from advancing the timing so you can set actual base timing. Dont adjust with it in, you're car will run like a "slug at Bonneville". dont forget to put it back either. [This message has been edited by Big&bad89rag (edited 04-05-2001).]