| Fuel octane Spouts |
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These connectors were used on cars with distributers to adjust timing.
In 96 Ford got rid of the plug.
The octane plug adjusts your timing. Under STOCK computer conditions when you remove the plug it retards your timing by 3 degrees. So if your for some odd reason getting detonation (due to mods or bad gas or something) then you can pull your octane plug and hopefully this will fix your problem until you have the ability to troubleshoot it more. You can change in the EEC the amount of change. You can also have it add timing when the plug is in or out. This way..running good gas you can run at MBT (Max Base Timing) with the plug out and run with a lower timing (helps you with todays high gas prices).
It's located straight forward of where your MAF is. It's a little gray
connector with a Drk Green cable and grey/red cable going to it. On the 94/95's we also have a spout connector (Spark Out) used on distributer cars to set timing. They got rid of it in the 96.
Now the three great things about this plug are as follows:
- With Jerry's calibration...he changes the use of this plug and allows you to advance your timing with removal of this plug. With the plug out you run at MBT (Max Base Timing). The plug out and premium gas...your looking at approx 10 or so more HP. Not bad considering nobody else does it.
- All the plug does is provide continuity (it's a jumper). So it's VERY easy to run a switch bought at radio shack ($2-$3) to the inside of your car and mount it somewhere. RichardM did this and mounted it left of the rear defrost button (as seen in below picture)...I have mine running to my center console.
- Due to high gas prices you can put the plug back in (flick the switch if you have one) and run on 87 octane gas without the timing advance or detonation.
One is the SPOUT (spark out) connector and the other is the octane
adjust plug.
The one with green and gray/red wires is the octane adjustment plug.
Spark output - (red and pink wire) this is the spark control that the EEC-V sends to the ignition module. This signal determines the amount of ignition advance (and retard) that the sparkplugs will receive. By removing the spout connector (the gray tab), you interrupt the signal transfer. This causes the DIS ignition to revert to the CID (PIP) for its ignition signal and is used primarely for checking the ignition timing and setting base timing on vehicles equipped with a distributor.
When unplugged, the spout connector basically diverts the EEC from
having control over timing adjustments based on look-up tables. It then relies on the PIP sensor to adjust the advance.
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