Glad it worked for you. One point, however. Electronic limiter or not,
it is possible to drive the engine beyond limits due to inertia effects
in a missed downshift, and especially with a lightened flywheel/pressure
plate. Can't bet on a limiter to protect from that. The limiter works
best in an un-loaded missed shift, as in an upshift to neutral.
- Bob Mann (BTDT, got the bent valves to show for it)
Andrew Murphy wrote:
> Hey All,
>
> A couple weekends back I took the roadster out and drove to one of my
> favorite roads- Harbor Drive in Dana Point. It's a four lane road that
> runs along the harbor and has some great sweeper turns on it. I like
> sweepers as I find that balance point where I can hold the turn at a
> constant rate of speed and test the grip of my yokos. Great fun.
>
> On this trip I was doing a left hander at about 75 MPH and I was in
> the far right lane. Up ahead I could see a car pulling out of the
> yacht club and making the left that would put him in the same
> direction as me. Now as I was in the right lane I assumed he was going
> to take the left lane as it was open. He didn't. He was an elderly man
> driving a mercedes and he was going so slowly that he was actually
> blocking both lanes by the time I had to make my decision as to what
> to do.
>
> I was in 5th and quickly downshifted to what I thought was fourth but
> I missed it and put into second instead. I know- the 5 speed
> transmission is self-centering and I should have just let the shifter
> find fourth but I was a little panicked due to the looming collision
> so I pulled harder than I normally would have. I hit second gear at
> about 65 mph.
>
> Luckily for me, my MSD 6AL has a built in "Soft Touch" rev limiter
> that kicks in at 6000 RPM. It reduces the intensity of the spark and
> also fires every other cycle to ensure that fuel does not build up in
> the cylinder. Worked like a charm. The thought of what might have
> happened if I did not have it in place scares me. Well worth the money
> I paid for it considering the price of a rebuilt head.
>
> So for those of you considering a Gary Boone EI dizzy (great product),
> you may also want to consider a MSD 6AL. It may just save your engine
> someday.
>
>
> Andrew Murphy
> 1967.5 2000 Solex
> SRL311-00489
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