timing belt change - advance/or not

[Zsolt]

So you don't find 1 whole tooth too much of an advancement? What kind of car
do you have?

Thanks,
  Zsolt

----- Original Message -----
From: Arryn Milne <enzeder at home.com>
To: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2001 12:12 AM
Subject: Re: timing belt change - advance/or not


> I advanced the cam on my MC a tooth when I did the timing belt.  Figured
> I'd go back if I didn't like it.  Seat of the pants says more low end go
(a
> little), and I vary rarely run over 5k, so I don't much care for the high
end.
> If you're counting votes, mine is for it.
> Arryn
>
> At 10:36 PM 2/28/01 -0700, Zsolt wrote:
> > From the sound of it I should either leave it at the factory setting or
get
> >an adjustable pulley.
> >Wonder if anyone run that on a 5ktq.
> >
> >Zsolt
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> > > > IIRC, each tooth on the cam gear is 8 degrees.  Too much to move at
one
> > > > IMO -- I agree on the 4 degrees thought.
> > >
> > > I just counted one (from an NG, wrong motor I suppose) and it had
about
> > > 52 teeth (+/-1...) which would be 6.9 degrees/tooth.
> > >
> > > of course if the teeth don't line up "perfectly" that change how many
> > > degrees from exactly TDC the first tooth in each direction sets it.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Huw Powell
> > >
> > > http://www.humanspeakers.com/audi/
> > >
> > > http://www.humanthoughts.org/
>