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Originally Posted by pilotea
Still haven't worked out why the LSE must have a 20 degree timing when the mag has 25, if I turn my slick off in flight, I have an RPM drop , the idea of firing two spark plugs at the same time (as with two mags) must give a power advantage, I don't have that advantage at the moment., even in idle the RPM's goes down when on the LSE only, and according to the LSE instructions, I should have a higher RPM with the LSE. It runs smooth though.
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With 10:1 you might want to retard the mag a few degrees and realize lower CHT's. A lot depends on how you fly it: high with low MP, low at high RPM and high MP, etc.
There are several Lyc models that were originally certified at 25*BTDC but later "suggested" the timing be retarded back to 20* BTDC. Someone more knowledgeable than me can advise if the 5* timing retard was a requirement via SB, or simply a bulletin or SI. Klaus is quite approachable on the timing topic if you e-mail or call him, but be prepared by carefully reading his instructions first and expect a pitch to dump the mag for a second LSE :-)