- 1. Speed timing, and gas mileage (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2000 11:54:44 -0700 (PDT)
- I have some questions about 'Speed timing' my 1275 engine in my bugeye. First of all here's ,my setup. Freshly 'rebuit' 1275 - .020 over piston - Kent md266 cam/springs/lifters set. (timed in at 7deg
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- 2. Re: Speed timing, and gas mileage (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2000 18:15:10 -0400
- Did you have the vacuum advance disconnected when you did the 4000 rpm total advance?? The engine is not under load so would have a high vacuum. The total advance should be done with the vacuum disco
- /html/spridgets/2000-06/msg00890.html (9,452 bytes)
- 3. Re: Speed timing, and gas mileage (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2000 15:29:14 -0700 (PDT)
- No, I didn't have the vacuum disconnected when I timed at 4000rpm. I didn't think I was supposed to. Doesn't it need to be connected to make sure the engine is timed at 'full advance', or am I missi
- /html/spridgets/2000-06/msg00891.html (10,186 bytes)
- 4. Re: Speed timing, and gas mileage (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2000 20:45:25 -0400
- Street 1275s seem to like 28-30* advance at 4000rpm. My Sprite is exactly like yours, same cam, .20 over, 5 speed. Mine was just fine with points. I recently recieved my replacement Ignitor so I thou
- /html/spridgets/2000-06/msg00903.html (8,056 bytes)
- 5. Re: Speed timing, and gas mileage (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2000 19:09:48 -0700 (PDT)
- I get 22 - 25 normally, 12 on Saturday. == Ron Soave '60 Bugeye '72 BGT '87 325iS __________________________________________________ Send instant messages with Yahoo! Messenger.
- /html/spridgets/2000-06/msg00909.html (7,223 bytes)
- 6. Re: Speed timing, and gas mileage (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2000 22:47:49 -0400
- The vacuum connected gives a false reading since the engine is not under load and has a high vacuum which it would not have if the engine was under load pulling the weight of the car. Fro example in
- /html/spridgets/2000-06/msg00916.html (12,977 bytes)
- 7. Re: Speed timing, and gas mileage (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2000 09:41:27 -0700 (PDT)
- Thanks for the great explination! Definitely makes since. I'll reset the timing with the vacuum disconnected. I got a feeling that I'm going to end up pretty close to my orginal setting before I sta
- /html/spridgets/2000-06/msg00929.html (14,380 bytes)
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