s14 timing ?

[jlmillionaire]

Hi all, can i set timing with a timing light by just adjusting cas? or do i have to take the valve cover off and line up all the timing marks ? the car starts so timing cant be off to much i just want to make sure everything is good. Please dont insult me im a part time backyard mech lol

[fliprayzin240sx]

You can if the car is already running. But if its the first time you're stabbing the CAS in, I always stab it with the valve cover off to ensure the mechanical timing is spot on from the get-go.

[jlmillionaire]

ok ill set all timing marks agian,see i fucked with the cas because of the bogging i thought it was timing but it has to be a boost leak

[jr_ss]

Flip is right, pull the vc and be done with it. Once it's stabbed right you can use the timing light.

[jlmillionaire]

thanks guys ive done it before its very tedious, i just messed with cas because sr was bogging,jr ss i want to do s14 vvl as well!!!

[fliprayzin240sx]

thanks guys ive done it before its very tedious, i just messed with cas because sr was bogging,jr ss i want to do s14 vvl as well!!!

If you stabbed it properly in the get go, then you just need to retime it with the gun. Remember, you want it to line up with the 2nd dot from the right when shooting it.