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what kind of Timing gun

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who uses a basic timing light gun, and who uses a digital gun? I was just wondering.

I use a basic sear brand I think, light gun. It is hard to read the numbers but I get by. I have a red mark on the scale where 0* is, and I have three black marker marks where the 10, 20 , 30 * is .. helps out.

Should I invest in a digi? Theyre kind of expensive no? Tools are expensive! :headscratch:
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If you don't use the timing light a whole lot, like once a year for your tune-up, then the regular Craftsman light will work fine.

Now, if you're like me and your timing light is something that you use several times a week (tech school and side jobs), I would highly recommend investing in a digital dail-back timing light. These things make setting base timing and figuring out the advance curve SO easy. The RPM readout feature is good for doing tune-ups too.

Unless you're gonna use it constantly though, the $200+ price tag is pretty steep.
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