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Recommended Timing Shop, San Antonio area?

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Old Jan 29, 2008 | 10:38 PM
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Recommended Timing Shop, San Antonio area?

Anyone know of a good shop in or around the greater san antonio texas area for getting my timing done at a reasonable price?

Also what would be a good number to have it set at? Have heard 16.5º all over this site, but i dunno if thats for decently bombed trucks or what? Not too much done to the truck (plugged waste gate pegging 40psi, bhaf, 3gsk, and home brewed plate close to a 100), but I am a little worried about bumpin it too much with my stock headgasket and headbolts... Anyhoo, any insight would be appriciated!
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 01:00 AM
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whatch it with that stock turbo, HX35's don't like much over 35psi, also drive preasures go through the roof above about 30, That will kill a head gasket as quick as to much timing.... I would get a boost elbow and hook the waste gate back up and then set timing to 16.

As for a who to have set the timing sorry can't help you there....Josh
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 07:02 PM
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Well I think the wastegate is somewhat fubar'ed. One day it started behaving weirdly. With it connected could only get around 12psi, and just ran like crap. Then I plugged it with a cap, and poof, back to normal power and all of the sudden I can peg 40psi pretty easily.

Anyone lead me in the right direction as far as timing shops go? Talked to a dealership today. Said they'd do the timing job for right at $200, but they wouldn't adjust it past stock, so....?
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