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The timing light is unfortunately the best way to go, but you must be able to find someone with a reliable timing light that will hook it on for a few minutes while you dial the timing in with a hot motor and the timing connnector grounded to set the ECU into base timing mode.

Yes, you are advancing TO 7 degrees, not 7 more.

ok thanks a lot....

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succesfully Retarded the cams tonight and after much effort and half a day i am proud to rev my litle 4G15 up to 7100-7250

althogh it still fells as if 'm missing something,,,,

maby the honduh behind me

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Wich one you have, 8v or 12v? if you had 8v, how much you retard your cam(s)??

but you say cams, maybe u had 16v G15

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My mistake!! i ment cam*.

Sorry poney i have the 12 valve head and i retarded the cam pully by One tooth / 9° .

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have someone tried this on 8valve? lots of discussion about cam messing but never no-one talk about 8v.. i would like to hear some results on 8 valve..

i have machined adj. camgear, have someone good idea how i mark some numbers on it? it would be easy adjust if you had stock gear and new both on table and turning that way.. but how you adjust it when its on if you have nothing to see how much..

i have idea to draw 360 degree circle, share that for all those tooths, and then mark "halfs" on each tooth, so i get some scale to adjust. for 4.5 degree accurate.. how about that? if it works, maybe take a sticker of it and clue it on my camgear..

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Why not just refit the dizzy one tooth out?

I know that when we put the head back on our 4G15, we accidentally did this, and the ignition timing was way out. The adjustment might be too great, but it's worth a try before brandishing the dremel.

I need fireing order, and how I know to re-time the cam. I moved it with my hand, without the car being at top dead center, and it jumped, and I also can't get the belt on.

I need help on this asap.

It's 1-3-4-2 dude. Next time, check the 4G15 FAQ on that one.

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Has anyone gone the other way - advancing the cam to give more low-end torque?
Just curious...

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Fastest way to induce ignition problems. You don't go that way as I've never heard of it being done. You go 1 way to account for more fuel and more aggressive spark timing, versus depriving spark of coming in early enough to make power? I've never heard the question posed like this before. No harm done. as long as you don't attempt it.

Hmm. Was wondering after having a look at this page http://www.symuli.com/vw/camp3.html and reading lines like ...around 3-4 degree advance gives the best all round performance based on peoples experiences.

Just got me thinking - never a good idea

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Sorry, double post...

I know someone's going to flame me for this but are there any pictures floating around here of this being done? I know passing on the highway with 17" rims sucks and I need some more upper range power. I retard the cam gear one tooth (9 degrees retarded) and then advance the distributor until I hit 7 degrees retarded correct? Also, someone mentioned that you have to drill the cam gear? Is this so the keeper will keep it at the timing mark instead of jumping? See man, this is why I always stuck with domestic V-8's in school. They were the easiest to build and even easier to rebuild.