Re: Timing belt advance one tooth - impressions.

[Zsolt Kovacs <zsolt@telusplanet.net>]

I just had my timing belt changed in my 86 5k tq and it feels slower. It
kind of feels like the turbo cuts in later. Could it be that my timing belt
was advanced a tooth before?
Thanks,

   Zsolt


ikessel@worldnet.att.net wrote:

> Hello, folks.
>
> Well, advancing my car's cam timing one tooth made it slow.
> I just reverted the cam sprocket back to the stock timing mark - the car
> now flies again.
>
> Scott did warn that it does not work well on all cars, so it came as a
> no surprise.
> For those contemplating doing it (and it only takes 20min to pop the
> timing belt off the cam sprocket and to put it back on), here's the info
> about the car where it made the performance worse:
>
> '89 200TQ, top mechanical health, MC-1, K26, 7.8:1, 2-piece EM, TAP
> chip, 18psi.
>
> BTW, with the 2-piece EM my car spools up the boost at about 2700 rpm
> vs. 3500 stock. Judging by the seat-of-the-pants feel and according to
> my analogue boost gauge.
>
> --
> Igor Kessel
> Two turbo quattros
>
> a4