I tried this adjustment as well for my 2001. But when I bumped the timing to 14 BTDC (my original setting was right on @ 10 BTDC), the engine ran a little on the rough side, and my transmission would down shift late. I also noticed that when starting it up first thing on a cold morning, again the transmission was late, this time up shifting to 4th. The next day I bumped it down to 12 BTDC, and it seems to run much better, and with a little extra response when you hit the gas to boot! laugh

[ 02-10-2002: Message edited by: Sean ]
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