[/quote]It's NOT that the cables are made backwards......its because one way is correct for analog and one way is correct for digital. So you check the timing, swap the wires and check it again. The higher reading is the correct connection for a digital box, the lower number is wired correctly for analog. I have seen it be 6* different........so what you read as 41* with a light, may in fact only be 36* or so
I get the actual timing change in spark output with switching the wires, but I'm not following how 41 would be seen as 36. It seems to me that if the polarity were to be switched, and in fact the timing did drop to 36, wouldn't he now have to bump up the timing to get the engine to run at its best? Not trying to argue, just trying to figure out the end logic. [/quote]
On my engine 416 it made the best power at 40*..
he is at 41 but afraid to go higher.. so IF the
wires are backwards at its really at 36* he could
still go higher for peak power and it wouldnt read
47*.. the number would end up lower... he has already
said if he goes higher it runs better.. it needs the
timing.. no matter what the number is... but 47* or
what ever it turns out to be is a high number.... so
IF his light is off AND the wires are backwards that
would mean a lot... also he said he went to 3000 rpm..
if he was a little low that would still have the multiy
spark working... that drops out at 3000 rpm +or-
