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Re: 1275 timing advance

To: "Ulix Goettsch" <ulix@u.washington.edu>, "Dustin Howarth" <howarth@pulsenet.com>
Subject: Re: 1275 timing advance
From: "Mike Gigante" <mikeg@vicnet.net.au>
Date: Thu, 28 May 1998 10:53:24 +1000
Cc: "spridget list" <spridgets@Autox.Team.Net>
Reply-to: "Mike Gigante" <mikeg@vicnet.net.au>
Sender: owner-spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
And different cams and different compression ratios -- all require different
*maximum* advance for optimul (and safe) performance.

Mike

-----Original Message-----
From: Ulix Goettsch <ulix@u.washington.edu>
To: Dustin Howarth <howarth@pulsenet.com>
Cc: spridget list <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Thursday, May 28, 1998 7:51 AM
Subject: Re: 1275 timing advance


>Dustin,
>from what I have read, every car responds differently to this. I would
>recommend setting it to stock and then experimenting.  Be careful as
>different distributors require vastly different seetings, so check which
>distributor you have and use the right spec from your manual.
>Ulix
>
>
>On Thu, 28 May 1998, Dustin Howarth wrote:
>
>> hey gang -
>>
>> I had asked about proper timing advance for my 1275 in an earlier post,
but
>> didn't get any responses.  I remember reading that a large advance
>> (something like 20 degrees) can aid performance.  Can anyone recommend a
>> goo drange for drivability and performance?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Dustin Howarth
>> '73 Midget 'Margo'  GAN5UD128862 G
>> howarth@pulsenet.com
>> Pittsburgh, PA
>>
>
>    Ulix                                                    __/__,__
>.......................................................... (_o____o_)....
>                                                           '67 Sprite
>


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