Thread: Timing Question and Oil Temp Guage

What's the stock timing on a DET? What is the maximum safest timing possible?

Also, is an Oil Temp Gauge useful enough to get?

Not sure on the det timmin but, Oil temp is kinda important but I'd get an oil pressure gauge instead if you don't have one

For a street car I would get an oil pressure gauge first. Oil temp. is useful if you are dong track days at all as you do not want to let it get above 260 degrees.

Oil pressure gauge is in the works right now, waiting for some lines and fittings

I was thinking Oil temperature because, just as important it is to have a Water Temperature, I don't see why oil shouldn't be at a specific "warmed up" temperature before beating on the car

Youll know when the oil is warmed up by watching the oil pressure. You dont need an oil temp gauge IMO unless you are road racing or doing something with alot of high revs to it for long times.

As for the timing. Thats really dependent on alot of things...how big your turbo is, how much boost your running, if you have cams ect ect.

You have a Calum ECU. That means you get to set the timing to what ever you want in the rev range. That means you don't have to worry at all about stock timing. For reference though, I'm pretty sure it's 15 degrees BTDC just like the DEs.

Also, oil temp isn't so important (although I'm the guy who'll run a turbo car with no gauges). Also, you can assume the oil temp is pretty close to the water temp for the most part.

My base timing is at 17*. Ran 20-22psi from a T28 on that (hot air) with no issues.

I thought DETs ran at 20* base. Check with calum on this.

I think you're confusing the GTi-R timing with the rest of the DETs Coheed.