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dcninja757 · 09-01-2009, 12:18 AM

On a 97 5sfe motor can you advance timing by turning the distributor? if so, toward or away from the firewall? I heard it's all done by computer after 95 am I right?

Mike Gerber · 09-01-2009, 08:18 AM

There is no distributor on the 5SFE starting with the 97 model year (generation 4).

Mike

dcninja757 · 09-01-2009, 11:30 AM

hmmm... are you sure, i swear I have one...if not what is it? coil packs? I don't see any coil packs, but I know mine's a 97... hmmm...I know there's numbers painted on my engine maybe it came from a junkyard, i dunno... anyone have pics of the 97 coil pack then?

Mike Gerber · 09-01-2009, 06:05 PM

Yes I'm sure. The coil pack should be back by the firewall. It's not a coil on plug setup. It's possible that someone put an older 5SFE engine in the car; something from a generation 3 Camry.

Mike

dcninja757 · 09-01-2009, 10:48 PM

would the same ecu work or would they have switched that out too?

dcninja757 · 09-01-2009, 11:55 PM

say i do have a distributor, which im pretty sure that I do, lol... how do I advance timing? toward the firewall or away?

Mike Gerber · 09-02-2009, 01:05 AM

You usually rotate the distributor clockwise to advance timing, counterclockwise to retard it.

Why don't you take a picture of the engine and what you think is the distributor and post it here.

Mike

dcninja757 · 09-02-2009, 12:10 PM

the distributor is where the spark plug wires run from before they attach to the spark plugs, lol... i know I come off as not knowing what's up, but I've done turbo setups and the works, lol...

r1gal · 09-03-2009, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by dcninja757

the distributor is where the spark plug wires run from before they attach to the spark plugs, lol... i know I come off as not knowing what's up, but I've done turbo setups and the works, lol...

Lol

dcninja757 · 09-03-2009, 10:22 PM

lawls!

dcninja757 · 09-07-2009, 09:23 PM

so how far do you think I can move the dizzy on 87 octane before it pings so I have a rough starting point?

JCamry94 · 09-07-2009, 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by dcninja757

so how far do you think I can move the dizzy on 87 octane before it pings so I have a rough starting point?

dude, go get a timing light from harbor freight tools for like $15 and find out!

that way you can actually check the point otdc you are!

I wouldn't go past 16 - 17 degrees on 87 btw.