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Re: Vacuum Advance and Pressure retard

Subject: Re: Vacuum Advance and Pressure retard
From: Randall <randallyoung@earthlink.net>
Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2001 00:54:59 -0700
Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net
References: <4.3.2.7.2.20010926113623.03529f98@mail.midwestfilter.com> <3BB20C48.FA0548FE@gte.net>
> Erik Quackenbush wrote:
> >
> > Yes, the engine management computers on modern engines with forced
> > induction do retard the timing under boost.

Joe Curry wrote:
> They have to.  Otherwise you would get detonation as the effective
> compression ratio is increased with the applied boost.

Another way to look at this is that the boost-retard extends the vacuum
advance curve into positive manifold pressure.

Randall

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