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| mrholland2 |
 Jan 5 2012, 01:23 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 761 Joined: 7-September 11 From: Santa Maria,CA Member No.: 13,531 Region Association: Central California  |
Hey all,
I asked a question on an old thread and maybe I just need to start a new one: On a carbbed car, what is/are the advantages of a vacuum advance distributor, if any over mechanical? Or is it the other way around? What reasonably priced solution should I use? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) I am pretty sure mine is vacuum challenged and needs replacing (my mechanic says I should replace it and seek advice from the 914 experts, since he is a fairly talented generalist) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) Thanks Sean |
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| 914Mels |
Jan 5 2012, 01:36 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 357 Joined: 20-June 11 From: Santee Member No.: 13,221 Region Association: Southern California |
You can get more total advance out of a mechanical/vacuum combination with out burning up your motor. Under a light load the vacuum will advance your timing to take advantage of the lower stress on the engine. It should increase you mileage and power over a mechanical only distributor.
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mrholland2 Still not understanding distributor choices well Jan 5 2012, 01:23 PM
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You can get more total advance out of a mechanica... Jan 5 2012, 01:58 PM mrholland2 Thanks to both of you, I now know exactly what I w... Jan 5 2012, 05:28 PM
jcd914 Your carbs will need to have a "ported" ... Jan 5 2012, 08:11 PM mrholland2 Thanks Jim, I think mine is ported already, but I... Jan 5 2012, 09:14 PM aharder
Your carbs will need to have a "ported... Jan 5 2012, 09:37 PM clapeza Aircooled.net offers installing a vacuum port as o... Jan 6 2012, 07:45 AM brant I've had 4 sets of carbs on 914's over the... Jan 5 2012, 09:49 PM |
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