Dave
Thanks!
I think you are right on. I rewired the ignition system and retarded
the timing a bit. As soon as weld up a new exhaust system, I'll take it
out for a test and tune day and do some stopwatch dyno work.
--
Jay "I only need to shave 15 seconds off of my lap time to be
competitive" Shaffer
On Friday, June 27, 2003, at 12:23 AM, davriker wrote:
> Jay
> <SNIP>
> When you upgrade to the Bosch coil, you cannot use the resistor wire
> in the
> stock harness, as the coil won't work correctly on 9 volts if it is
> designed
> for use without ballast resistor. You need to supply the coil with a
> full
> 12 volt source. Once you do this, the starter voltage boost wire is
> redundant, as you already will have 12 volts at the coil.
>
> The low voltage at the coil could explain your lack of power, as the
> high
> pressures in the cylinders under load require higher spark voltage to
> fire,
> and the coil is unable to deliver that voltage from 9 volts.
> David Riker
> 63 Falcon
> 70 Torino
> 74 Midget
> http://home.pacbell.net/davriker/
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