At 10:51 AM 8/20/96 -0400, you wrote:
>Fellow fiends:
>
>Please settle these issues: I'm having a 'discussion' with a member of my
>local car guy support group on timing the venerable B-series engine. Please
>tell me if the following statements are true or false:
>
>Statement #1: "Don't bother dynamically tuning the B-series engine. Just
>static tune it at 10 BTDC and you'll be fine. Leave me alone!"
Don't listen to him.
>
>Statement #2: "The vacuum advance on the B-series doesn't really matter.
>You can drive the car with perfectly good performance with out the vacuum
>advance working at all. Now push off!"
This, actually, is partly true. My car's vaccum advance was broken when I
bought it this spring, and it runs great. However, a discalimer: I don't
have much to compare it to, as I haven't driven a lot of B's. I DO plan on
getting a new one soon, regardless.
>
>Statement #2.5: "Don't worry about the centrifugal advance springs in your
>distributor. You're just imagining you're losing power at high rpms. Its a
>B, for chrissake (!), you don't have power at any rpms anyway! Enjoy the
>car and stop bothering me." (editor's note: my friend is a bit of a snot
>when it comes to MGs).
Couldn't tell you. Don't know what they are! :)
>
>Statement #3: "Your car is too far advanced if its at 15+ BTDC at 1200 RPM.
> Like I say, just static tune it and stop bothering me."
Again, I doubt it.
>
>Statement #4: "Don't even think of enhancing performance in the B-series
>with a bunch of tricks like a hot cam or gas porting. The thing's a lump,
>always has been, always will be. Be happy with what you have and don't get
>fancy. Now beat it!"
>
>Really, this guy is a good friend, but he does get testy once in a while.
>Anyway, I'm already appreciating any polite comments you-all might have.
>Where is the high priestess when you need her?
I'm glad you qualified this with the word "polite comments"...I may have
gotten nasty otherwise. <g> Anyway, my general philosopy is, "If the guys
got a crumby attitude about my car, he no longer influences any decisions I
make about what I do with it." Of course, my $0.02.
Regards,
J
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