Interesting point about 8s. My Barracuda has a factory dual point
distributor. My comment on it is that it is a huge pain changing and
adjusting two sets of points (when you have to pull the distributor out of
the car to make each adjustment). I wouldn't really recommend it, except, as
in my case, to maintain authenticity.
on 1/31/01 11:16 AM, Bullwinkle at yd3@nvc.net wrote:
> One other slight advantage with dual points is it MAY help
> control point bounce. With the points out of phase with each
> other, if one point should bounce open when closing, or close
> late, the other point may be closed. This helps maintain the
> exact timing. However, point bounce doesn't usually occur until
> the nether regions of high RPM. As most cars aren't racers as
> Barney said, it isn't really justifiable.
>
> Also as pointed out, dual points help maintain the correct dwell
> time. Because eight cylinder engines may have one-half the dwell
> time when compared to a four, dual points may be more effective
> for eight cylinder engines.
>
> Blake
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