fot
[Top] [All Lists]

Re: [Fot] Distributor centrifugal advance curve for race engine

To: Greg Hilyer <lunkercars@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [Fot] Distributor centrifugal advance curve for race engine
From: Phil Gott via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2021 18:45:40 -0400
Cc: fot@autox.team.net
Delivered-to: mharc@autox.team.net
Delivered-to: fot@autox.team.net
References: <644494D3-BBA1-492F-BB54-46949D1B1C2E@yahoo.com>
--===============6088886925142153115==
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit


--Apple-Mail-29B7C6C5-4389-48F7-B460-DF801D0DD335
        charset=utf-8
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

The Advance curve is all done at about 3000 rpm. 30 degrees total advance is=
 about right. Will depend on your particular engine, but might be best to ba=
ck off 2-4 degrees.


Sent from my iPhone

> On Mar 19, 2021, at 6:41 PM, Greg Hilyer via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> wrot=
e:
>=20
> =EF=BB=BF
> Hey Tim,
> Happy belated 3/17!
> There=E2=80=99s a guy named Kas (can=E2=80=99t remember the last name) tha=
t did some dyno tuning awhile back - he even wrote a book or two about it=F0=
=9F=A4=AA.
> But in all seriousness, I=E2=80=99ve done mine by the (Comp Prep Manual) b=
ook. Base and total is easy but it takes a bunch of fiddling to get the =E2=80=
=9CKas curve=E2=80=9D. Has worked great but I=E2=80=99ll admit that I=E2=80=99=
ve never gone beyond that.
> Greg =E2=80=9CLunker=E2=80=9D Hilyer=20
> Albuquerque NM
>=20
>> On Mar 19, 2021, at 4:27 PM, timmmurphh--- via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> w=
rote:
>>=20
>> What advance curve are folks using in their race engines? I have 87mm pis=
tons, a Kastner G3 cam and about a 12:1 compression ratio. I am using about 1=
9 degrees advance at idle (no centrifugal advance) and 30 degrees advance at=
 3000 RPM.  I don=E2=80=99t know what I have at higher RPM=E2=80=99s because=
 I never looked. I=E2=80=99m currently doing an engine rebuild so I will hav=
e to look what I=E2=80=99ve got at the higher RPM=E2=80=99s when I get the e=
ngine running. I=E2=80=99m curious as to what others are using and if anyone=
 has done any testing on a dyno with different advance curves.
>> =20
>> Thanks in advance for your input.
>> =20
>> Tim Murphy
>> #317 BRG TR4
>> _______________________________________________
>> fot@autox.team.net
>>=20
>> http://www.fot-racing.com
>>=20
>> Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html
>> Archive: http://autox.team.net/archive http://www.team.net/pipermail/fot
>> Unsubscribe/Manage: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/fot/lunkercars@=
yahoo.com
>>=20
>>=20
> _______________________________________________
> fot@autox.team.net
>=20
> http://www.fot-racing.com
>=20
> Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html
> Archive: http://autox.team.net/archive http://www.team.net/pipermail/fot
> Unsubscribe/Manage: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/fot/vfracing@aol=
.com
>=20
>=20

--Apple-Mail-29B7C6C5-4389-48F7-B460-DF801D0DD335
        charset=utf-8
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">The Advance curve is all done at about 3000=
 rpm. 30 degrees total advance is about right. Will depend on your particula=
r engine, but might be best to back off 2-4 degrees.<div><br><br><div dir=3D=
"ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite=
">On Mar 19, 2021, at 6:41 PM, Greg Hilyer via Fot &lt;fot@autox.team.net&gt=
; wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr=
">=EF=BB=BF<meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"><div dir=3D"ltr"></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Hey Tim,</div><div dir=3D"ltr=
">Happy belated 3/17!</div><div dir=3D"ltr">There=E2=80=99s a guy named Kas (=
can=E2=80=99t remember the last name) that did some dyno tuning awhile back -=
 he even wrote a book or two about it=F0=9F=A4=AA.</div><div dir=3D"ltr">But=
 in all seriousness, I=E2=80=99ve done mine by the (Comp Prep Manual) book. B=
ase and total is easy but it takes a bunch of fiddling to get the =E2=80=9CK=
as curve=E2=80=9D. Has worked great but I=E2=80=99ll admit that I=E2=80=99ve=
 never gone beyond that.</div><div dir=3D"ltr">Greg =E2=80=9CLunker=E2=80=9D=
 Hilyer&nbsp;</div><div dir=3D"ltr">Albuquerque NM</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br=
>On Mar 19, 2021, at 4:27 PM, timmmurphh--- via Fot &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:fo=
t@autox.team.net">fot@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote=
 type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr"><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D=
"text/html; charset=3Dus-ascii"><meta name=3D"Generator" content=3D"Microsof=
t Word 15 (filtered medium)"><style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
        {font-family:"Cambria Math";
        panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
        {font-family:Calibri;
        panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
        {margin:0in;
        font-size:11.0pt;
        font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;}
span.EmailStyle17
        {mso-style-type:personal-compose;
        font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
        color:windowtext;}
.MsoChpDefault
        {mso-style-type:export-only;
        font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;}
@page WordSection1
        {size:8.5in 11.0in;
        margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
        {page:WordSection1;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext=3D"edit" spidmax=3D"1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext=3D"edit">
<o:idmap v:ext=3D"edit" data=3D"1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class=3D"WordSection1"><p class=3D"Ms=
oNormal">What advance curve are folks using in their race engines? I have 87=
mm pistons, a Kastner G3 cam and about a 12:1 compression ratio. I am using a=
bout 19 degrees advance at idle (no centrifugal advance) and 30 degrees adva=
nce at 3000 RPM.&nbsp; I don=E2=80=99t know what I have at higher RPM=E2=80=99=
s because I never looked. I=E2=80=99m currently doing an engine rebuild so I=
 will have to look what I=E2=80=99ve got at the higher RPM=E2=80=99s when I g=
et the engine running. I=E2=80=99m curious as to what others are using and i=
f anyone has done any testing on a dyno with different advance curves.<o:p><=
/o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">=
Thanks in advance for your input.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>=
&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Tim Murphy<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3D"=
MsoNormal">#317 BRG TR4<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></blockquote><blockquote t=
ype=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr"><span>________________________________________=
_______</span><br><span><a href=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net";>fot@autox.team=
.net</a></span><br><span></span><br><span><a href=3D"http://www.fot-racing.c=
om">http://www.fot-racing.com</a></span><br><span></span><br><span>Donate: <=
a href=3D"http://www.team.net/donate.html";>http://www.team.net/donate.html</=
a></span><br><span>Archive: <a href=3D"http://autox.team.net/archive";>http:/=
/autox.team.net/archive</a> <a href=3D"http://www.team.net/pipermail/fot";>ht=
tp://www.team.net/pipermail/fot</a></span><br><span>Unsubscribe/Manage: <a h=
ref=3D"http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/fot/lunkercars@yahoo.com";>http:=
//autox.team.net/mailman/options/fot/lunkercars@yahoo.com</a></span><br><spa=
n></span><br><span></span><br></div></blockquote><span>_____________________=
__________________________</span><br><span>fot@autox.team.net</span><br><spa=
n></span><br><span>http://www.fot-racing.com</span><br><span></span><br><spa=
n>Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html</span><br><span>Archive: http://au=
tox.team.net/archive http://www.team.net/pipermail/fot</span><br><span>Unsub=
scribe/Manage: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/fot/vfracing@aol.com</s=
pan><br><span></span><br><span></span><br></div></blockquote></div></body></=
html>=

--Apple-Mail-29B7C6C5-4389-48F7-B460-DF801D0DD335--

--===============6088886925142153115==
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Content-Disposition: inline

_______________________________________________
fot@autox.team.net

http://www.fot-racing.com

Archive: http://autox.team.net/archive http://www.team.net/pipermail/fot



--===============6088886925142153115==--

<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>