Is a distributor recurve worth the money?, /6 2.7l Options

[tornik550]

Do I need to have my distributor recurved? I am using a stock 2.7 distributor on my carburetor 2.7 L engine I understand that to have a optimal performance a recurve is needed however is it really worth $500? My car is not set up for racing?

In other words will icy $500 worth of improvement from the modification ? My distributor is otherwise in excellent condition.

[PlaysWithCars]

There is a lot of potential left on the table when the ignition curve isn't optimized; both power and economy.

If your engine still is configured as it left the factory, then the factory ignition curve will be close but not optimal for your operating conditions. Remember that the factory has to use a conservative curve to ensure that it will not suffer detonation and self destruct if it gets low octane gas, if its run hot, if the intake air is hot, when it is put under full load at low rpm, etc, etc. Likely you can get more advance and increase the performance of the engine if you change the curve. You can do this iteratively on the road, but you can do it easier and safer using a dyno and sensors to monitor the engine.