Ford Cortina V6 Engine Timing

V6 timing gear steel or alloy.
Ford cortina v6 engine timing. Well in my opinion the static setup is to get the engine running so set to between 10 and 12 degrees as per instructions from cactus dave. When the engine is running and hot then adjust timing ie rotate distributor at about 4000rpm to get the best power even sound feeling out of the engine. Have read various articles and they all say that up grading is a must so really looking at whether steel or aluminium is better and a source. Improper timing can result in poor power and fuel economy or a noisy engine when accelerating.
1989 saw the switch to 2 9 for the new mk3 granadas whilst the 2 3 became. Post by drgfinger sat 12 feb 2011 15 31 a distributor normally has 2 timing systems 1 based on rpm centrifugal and one based on load vacuum. Would like some advice and thoughts on whether to go down the steel or aluminium timing gear option. Checking your timing is a pretty straightforward process but you will.
Neither engine has anything in common with the essex type v6 which this engine replaced for emissions reasons. Found this on the net quite a while ago ignition timing is right at the bottom. 1976 ford cortina restored with original engine. What you do is separate the order into the two sides of the firing order.
Proper ignition timing will of course give optimum performance. Timing the ford 289 engine duration. Checking the timing on your ford six cylinder engine during a tune up is a good idea. Ford cortina v6 ghia mk 4 david dennison.
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