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Re: [T3] Distributor


On 17 Mar 99, at 16:36, Bill Niles wrote:

> Would it be worth swapping my straight vacuum for a mechanical?

The bias against vacuum advance distributors stems from the fact that 
many performance carb setups have no appropriate place to connect it 
to. And even if they did, the calibration (advance needed versus 
vacuum) would be wrong. The solution is to just get a mech adv dist.

If you are using the original fuel system, the original dist, 
assuming it is still in good condition, is VERY hard to beat. The 
latest dists have both mech and vac advance; these are VERY good 
distributors.

If you have changed your fuel system you may have little choice but 
to change to a new distributor. The early FI dists are actually very 
good for all applications, however.

Jim 
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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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