RE: Next Mod for my 200Q?

["Douglas Hurst Quebbeman" <dougq@iglou.com>]

> 1)  I strongly recommend that you advance the timing.  This made a big
> difference in my 90 200TQW.  Surprisingly, it made a bigger difference in
> the 90 than in my prior 87 5tq.  Turbo lag will not be erased but you will
> get the turbo kicking in about 500 rpm sooner.
> 
> 
> Not sure how you could advance the timing short of reprogramming the chip.  
> The distributer does not actually change the timing.  But if you do reprogram 
> the chip there are gains to be made here.

Valve timing, not ignition timing. The idea is to skew
the torque curve such that the torque peak occurs at a
lower RPM value. However, the downside of this is that
you run out of torque at a lower high-end RPM value.

Faster starts, lower top end. But do we really need car
that can cruise at 140mph?

oh lordy, don't make me choose.... -doug q 
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-Douglas Hurst Quebbeman (dougq@iglou.com)            [Call me "Doug"]
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