Try what? 10 degrees ahead of standard timing on a standard DJ 2.1 - you must be Joe King? I think Jay has a non-standard engine of some sort and a modified ECU, thats different then ... whatever it pulls like, I don't want to risk that - 112 BHP is quite enough.
Clive '88 Syncro Transporter ----- Original Message ----- From: <kdlewis@juno.com> To: <clive.harman-smith@NTLWORLD.COM> Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 10:59 AM Subject: Re: missing wire at distributor? and timing question
> Try it, you'll like it. > > Good Luck and Drive Safely > Ken Lewis > 86 Crewcab, 60 356 T-5 > http://Neksiwel.20m.com/ > > On Tue, 10 Sep 2002 23:42:28 +0100 Clive Smith > <clive.harman-smith@NTLWORLD.COM> writes: > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Jay L Snyder" <Jay.L.Snyder@USA.DUPONT.COM> > > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > > Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 8:02 PM > > > > > I highly recommend more advance for your 1.9. I am running 5 > > BTDC. This is 10 degrees advanced from stock. > > > > Jay, I think somewhere you've got something muddled up. > > I've never known a manufacturer's optimum timing setting ever be > > that much > > out - just can't believe this statement. 10 degrees is an enormous > > amount, > > especially when you're ADVANCING beyond their standard setting. 2.1 > > Digijets > > for instance over here are run 4 - 5 degrees retarded for plonk > > green fuel, > > the standrad Euro DJ engine running a 10.5:1 CR and hence requiring > > 98 > > Octane. > > > > Clive > > '88 Syncro Transporter > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! > Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! > Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. |
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