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Re: Timing retard devices

To: Scott Cowle <scowle@mentorcollege.edu>
Subject: Re: Timing retard devices
From: dahlgren <dahlgren@uconect.net>
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 15:15:03 -0400
Yes...It is a must have part for all to work well..How much nitrous are
you using and for how long is the other question..
Dave Dahlgren

Scott Cowle wrote:
> 
> At the Maxton July meet I met Keith Turk and saw his Camaro which is
> featured in the September issue of Hot Rod. I believe he said he was running
> a MSD ignition including a timing retard box. My question for Keith or
> anyone else is: would the timing retard box , being used to allow full
> advance when  one does not have the nitrous turned on but have it on when
> the nitrous is on in high gear, help the car acheive a higher top speed . At
> maxton in July I ran nitrous in high gear so my overall timing was only 28
> degrees, but without the nitrous the usually runs 36 degrees total advance.
> Will running the 36 degree total advance in first and second gear help me
> achieve a higher top speed. Without the retard box I had to run the car
> through first and second gear with only 28 degrees of total advance, which
> created less than ideal performance in these gears but did not affect third
> gear since the nitrous was on. Any ideas is appreciated.
> Scott Cowle

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