Help! Ignition timing way off, and car runs badly.
Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 4:55 pm
I was heading out of town this afternoon and was about 45 miles from home when I merged onto the interstate. I was accelerating in 3rd gear, then shifted to 4th and got a nasty gargling sound from the exhaust. It only does it at low throttle position (<15%), and sounds like a Harley. At 0 throttle it sounds fine, and above ~25% it is alright, but lacks some power. I know my timing is normally anywhere from ~28 to 45 degrees. I noticed on my Tunerview that my ignition timing stays between 5 and 12 degrees when cruising, up to 18 degrees when WOT, and hovers as low as 3 degrees when at 0 throttle. What could have possibly caused the car to do this?!?! F23A1 in 2000 Accord, mild head work, cam, and bolt-ons, OBD1 converted with P61, tuned with eCtune of course. The car has been OBD1 for over a year now with no issues. Help me out!