timing gun settings for a h22

On my timing gun it has alot of diffrent numbers on the dial. What number (ie; 0 12, 13 16 etc) do i set my timing up with? Please let me know b/c someone set my timing to 16 on the gun and shot it with that and it bogs like hell, so i thought 0 and i reshot it and it still bogs.. so please help?

mine set at 16 too and have the same problem. im going to put mine at 20

On my timing gun it has alot of diffrent numbers on the dial. What number (ie; 0 12, 13 16 etc) do i set my timing up with? Please let me know b/c someone set my timing to 16 on the gun and shot it with that and it bogs like hell, so i thought 0 and i reshot it and it still bogs.. so please help?


i'm not familiar with your gun, (or guns with dials) i guess it depends what the dial does?. My gun has no dials, I pretty much just jump the service connector (important step!), unplug the tranny hole, and with the gun pointed at the marker/flywheel and the car at 700 +/- 50 rpm idle, line up the marker with the 15 deg +/- 2 marking on the flywheel by advancing or retarding the dizzy- it should be a red marking you are aiming for. don't try to get it to tdc (white marking) - i've seen a few people try that yoikes!.

so what does the dial do? then perhaps i can tell you how to set it?

here is ?? my car has cams and wont idle at 750. it idles 1100-1300. does the idle make a diff