I'm slightly confused!, I know, whats new??? Options

[mike_the_man]

I need to run my theory by somebody that knows more than I do. I think that my 914 2.0L with F.I. is running way too rich. If I set static timing to 0, and timing at 3500rpm to 27, it runs like crap. I've checked all of my timing marks about 5 times, and they're all correct.

Now, if I set my static timing to 27, which would make timing at 3500rpm about 54, the car runs pretty good. I realize that this is way too advanced. So, if the car is running way rich, would advancing the timing make it run better? The way I'm thinking about it, if the car is dumping way too much fuel into the combustion chamber, it needs to fire earlier in the combustion stroke to burn most of the gas. Does this make sense?

Next question, why is my car running rich? Almost everything has been replaced. Could a mis-adjusted MPS make the car run rich at idle?

Thanks, I'm oh so confused! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)