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Re: Vacuum Advance and Pressure retard

To: Erik Quackenbush <erik@midwestfilter.com>
Subject: Re: Vacuum Advance and Pressure retard
From: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>
Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2001 10:11:36 -0700
Cc: Doug Mathews <mathews@uga.edu>, triumphs@autox.team.net
References: <4.3.2.7.2.20010926113623.03529f98@mail.midwestfilter.com>
Erik Quackenbush wrote:
> 
> Yes, the engine management computers on modern engines with forced
> induction do retard the timing under boost.

They have to.  Otherwise you would get detonation as the effective compression 
ratio is increased with the applied boost.


Joe

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