Date:         Thu, 20 Feb 2003 22:14:18 -0000
Reply-To:     Clive Smith <clive.harman-smith@NTLWORLD.COM>
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From:         Clive Smith <clive.harman-smith@NTLWORLD.COM>
Subject:      Re: Correct Gap of Sparks
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>If the delay is 30 microseconds, than it's more than 1 degree late.

But is it 30 us or 1 or 2??


Clive
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Delanty" <laurasdog@WEIRDSTUFFWEMAKE.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 9:37 PM
Subject: Re: Correct Gap of Sparks


> At 01:19 PM 2/20/2003, you wrote:
> >I agree with this theory but if the time differential is microseconds can
> >this have a real effect on the timing of the firing?  Figure at 6000 rpm
> >[not for long] the engine is firing 100 times a second, so each cylinder
is
> >firing 25 times a second and a 1/25th of a second is pretty long compared
to
> >a microsecond.  Or maybe not.  Doing this on the fly.
>
> At 6000 RPM, 1 degree of crank rotation takes 27.8 microseconds.
>
> If the delay is 30 microseconds, than it's more than 1 degree late.
>
> Steve
>