How do you know how much timing you need for a 180 pump? Im wanting to put laser cut dv's in it before to long. Going to pull with it a lil bit.

 

I think on the smaller pumps (180, 160) you can run a little more timing than normal, I would say 18* with a set of headstuds would be ok. I popped mine with whats in my sig but as soon as I get done at the sledpull this weekend I'm tearing the head off...

 

i would like to know the same thing. I dont know what the stock timing is on the 180 pumps though. With what I have done on my 97 in my sig, I was giong to play safe and go to 14* at most, not 16 or 18*. can someone tell me if this would work ok?

1997 CTD 2500 4X4 ex-cab long box, 238,000 miles, gear vendors 8 speed overdrive, stage 5 TST plate, 4" exhaust, 370 injectors, full DTT auto trns, silencer ring MIA, X-monitor digital guages, 4:10 gears w/ limited slip, stock turbo and pump

 

on my 97 14* was stock. 18 should be just fine, I ran for an entire pulling season @ 22* with studs and stock head gasket. wasnt until i was planning to tear it down so figured what the heck bumped the timing to 28* and blew the headgasket at about 50psi of boost. Just curious

Scott

 

If you had the time set to 16* or 18* or so would the factory head gasket hold with a set of studs? Would factory gasket hold 14* with no studs?

 

alot of guys are running around on 16* and never have probs, on the 215pump 14 is stock.

 

with just a dv upgrade stay with 16* when you go with different injectors then you should go higher on the timing depending on the sticks.

 

50k at 16.5* on a 215 pump, stock gasket/bolts.