I wasn't saying start a thread, there is already a thread for anything that is not 5th gen abuse.
You ask all 3rd and 4th gen abuse questions in the Most Generation PRNG Help / Information which is found here:
http://www.smogon.com/forums/showthread.php?t=52180
The first one is more of what you're going to need to read, the second is useless and is mainly meant for Honey Tree abuse which is solely used in DPPt.
When using the calibrated delay, that means whatever your fastest delay is getting in. When HGSS abusing, I would always leave the calibrated delay at 488. Never changing or altering. No matter what type of abuse I was doing.