Guy,
I just got a book called "How to Build & Power Tune Distributer-Type
Ignition Systems". It's by Des Hammill; ISBN 1 874105 76 6.
Published by Veloce Publishing PLC.
Have only just started reading it, but it seems good. Maybe it would
help you.
The series of Power Tune books also includes a "Midget & Sprite" one;
ISBN 1 874105 68 5. Any Listers read this one? I have an order in for it.
Cheers from Ireland,
Ron.
'59 Sprite "Oggibip"
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At 00:51 04/01/01 -0000, Guy Weller wrote:
>David,
>I am a fan of Vizard, but don't find his chapter on ignition timing
>terribly helpful.
>He goes into great detail on what goes wrong if your timing is too
>advanced (holed or melted piston tops) but dosn't go much into things
>like the shape of the advance curve or how to set maximum advance, how
>much and for what revs.
>
>My strobe doesn't have an advance feature, it just flashes at the
>moment of spark to No 1, so it is fine for setting near-static
>(1000rpm) but I am going to have to mark up some extra crankshaft
>pully timing marks for higher revs.
>
>I am looking for advice over what max advance might be suitable for my
>current engine set up. Standard timing just dosn't seem right to me.
>
>"Just have someone else do it" - no one round here that I know of, and
>anyway that would require a major and traumatic shift of psychology on
>my part as my cars never go anywhere near garages for anything at all
>other than the annual MOT test.
>
>Guy
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