[Formulajones]

Originally Posted by Kenth

Yup, and that´s why folks have always set the timing out of the scale to gain some "performance", until the bearings knocks out or/and the pistons melted down.
Now we know better.

I do enjoy threads like this, it shows at least some are curious enough and want to understand it.

I see cars frequently with vacuum advance unplugged for various reasons explained to me. Pinging is one I hear a lot, but it boils down to not knowing how to modify them to give the engine what it wants. Easier for owners to run without, then complain about fuel mileage. Lol