Re: [T3] ignition timing

[Steven Ayres <comwest@att.net>]

<x-flowed>DanH=> 1776 with big valve heads (040?) and stock carbs and mild cam.
=> i know it sounds dumb ...

Why? It looks fine to me. Bigger carbs would be a waste of money here.

=> 009. ... ACN SVDA. is this dizzy the solution to my problems?

From your note I wasn't able to discern what problem you hope to 
address. Your timing was overadvanced, you changed it, the pinging went 
away -- problem solved, as far as I can see.

You did mention that you felt a loss of pep. Advanced timing (up to a 
point) does indeed raise short-term performance, but at the cost of 
engine life. You might raise short-term performance at med school by 
taking speed, with the same sort of tradeoff.

Steven Ayres, Prescott AZ
'66 KG1600

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