Bob,
Rather than an acceleration test, have you thought of using a chassis dyno. I
take my car to the Dyno Shop in Santee every 6-8 months and after any
significant engine work. It is very efficient. In 10 minutes you can do 4-5
pulls while changing the timing, for example, and find the optimum setting
for your particular car. They will also recurve the distributor and optimize
power valves and jets. I have a friend that gained 45 hp in his Pantera using
this process. It cost him about $150, very cheap horsepower.
Craig Wright
Bob Palmer wrote:
> Tim,
>
> Thanks so much for the great reply. I just love reading about this kind of
> stuff. I can see that I need to add a couple of runs with a bigger carb to
> the tests too. And also measuring the manifold vacuum is a good idea.
>
> TTFN,
>
> Bob
>
> At 10:04 PM 7/15/99 -0600, Tim Ronak wrote:
> >Bob and Listers,
> >
> >OK Bob You asked............Time to relive my drag racing days.
>
> Robert L. Palmer
> UCSD, Dept. of AMES
> 619-822-1037 (o)
> 760-599-9927 (h)
> rpalmer@ucsd.edu
> rpalmer@cts.com
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