Anyone using timing controls to advance the ignition for better fuel economy?
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Anyone using timing controls to advance the ignition for better fuel economy?
With HHO, you want to RETARD, not advance the timing.
The introduction of Hydroxy results in a much quicker burn rate.
It seems most anti-knocks sensors handles the retarding.
My understanding Top Dead Center is the point of full compression before power stroke, and the time it takes for gasoline to burn/combust you need to RETARD the ignition 20 degrees before TDC (set from the factory) so the explosion(force of the gasoline) is on the down stroke. Now when you add HHO it speeds up the burn rate and you then need to ADVANCE the timing toward TDC. (instead of being say 20 degree its now 15, 10 or 5 degrees before TDC, depending on amount of HHO)
Can we all just agree that retarding it will make it fire later and advancing it will make it fire earlier? TDC is only the reference for the degrees it needs to be at.:D It's either before or after TDC.;)
I practically grew up in a service station.:D
LOL I think I've got it now ;) :D Thanks all!
So how many degrees change is a good starting point?