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Re: lucas 25d

To: "Henry D. Reynolds" <hdr@halsoft.com>
Subject: Re: lucas 25d
From: "Paul T. Root" <ptroot@iaces.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 10:50:56 -0600
Thanks!


Henry D. Reynolds wrote:
> I haven't actually sent my spare dist off, but I was planning to send it 
> to prather racing. He said he would recurved my 25D dist for around $75 
> plus shipping - IIRC.
> 
> 
> Paul Root wrote:
> 
>> I guess I'll answer myself. I found it at
>> http://www.telusplanet.net/~chichm/tech/lucas.pdf
>>
>> It appears to be from an Austin America Automatic.
>>
>> The curves are
>>       2600rpm    15degrees
>>       1000rpm    6.5degrees
>>       500rpm      1.5 degrees
>> no advance under 350.
>>
>> So it doesn't look too good for a B.
>>
>> Paul Root wrote:
>>
>>> After looking at a GRM article on MGB dyno tuning (February 2003). It 
>>> made me think about the
>>> 25D dizzy I have in my garage. So I dug it out.
>>>
>>> I wanted to check the curves on it, so I went to the Teglerizer. But 
>>> the model number
>>> doesn't appear in his chart.
>>>
>>> It's model number is 41220 A and 1068 4.
>>>
>>> Where can I find the curves on this. Would it be better than the 45DE 
>>> w/pertronix?
>>> The article seems to say so. I'd put a pertronix on it eventually.
>>>
>>> Paul.
>>
>>
> 

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