>>On 6/18, Chris Delling wrote:
To sum it up, this thing was a dog=2E I was afraid to pull along side a
Yugo at a stop light=2E A friend who has driven literally dozens of B's
of all vintages, agreed that it was a dog=2E I talked to the helpful folks=20=
at=20
Britek (from whom I bought above
referenced dizzy and coil)=2E I had the advance set at 15=B0 BTDC at idle
with the vac advance disconnected and plugged=2E Their opinion was that I
needed much more advance, due to the probable advanced wear on my stock
cam=2E They suggested as much as 45=B0 if I got no knock=2E I questioned
this - specifically with regards to overheating concerns=2E The response
was that with the low compression late model engines, that it was not
possible to overheat due to too much advance=2E I adjusted the timing to=20
around 30-35=B0, and it did indeed improve power greatly, and no knock=2E =20=
So,=20
what does the list think=2E Did I get good advice, or am I
potentially damaging somthing with this setup?
I think you did get good advice=2E On my '67 MGB, I drove myself crazy=
=20
wondering why my car had no power after I had set the timing to factory=20
specs=2E I ended up following the advice given a few weeks back by someone=20=
on=20
this list--which basically involved advancing the spark until the engine=20
begins to stumble--and found that this gave me the right about of advance,=20
even though it was something outrageous like the 30 degrees that you've set=
=20
your timing set to=2E
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