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vacume advance #460522 09/06/09 08:46 AM 09/06/09 08:46 AM
Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 7,274 s.w.fl B bonefish OP master
bonefish OP master B Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 7,274 s.w.fl	a vacume adv. dist.still has the springs and weights in it,will it still adv. without the vac. hooked up?

Re: vacume advance [Re: bonefish] #460523 09/06/09 09:27 AM 09/06/09 09:27 AM
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MR_P_BODY Master Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 52,972 Romeo MI	Yes it will ... up to the point of the mech advance but the mech advance usually has some pretty stiff springs EDIT if it has both a mech and a vac advance... if just a vac advance NO it wont.... the vac pulls the whole plate to advance Last edited by MR_P_BODY; 09/06/09 09:34 AM.

Re: vacume advance [Re: MR_P_BODY] #460524 09/06/09 09:38 AM 09/06/09 09:38 AM
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bonefish OP master B Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 7,274 s.w.fl	the reason i ask ,this is on a race only car,496 rb 12-1 compr.and with the timing locked out its tough on the starter even with the crank and switch method.so i should be able to remove the vac,adv. off the dist. and put some lighter springs on it and it should work.or do i have to leave the adv. on the dist to hold the plate?

Re: vacume advance [Re: bonefish] #460525 09/06/09 09:45 AM 09/06/09 09:45 AM
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MR_P_BODY Master Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 52,972 Romeo MI	Quote: the reason i ask ,this is on a race only car,496 rb 12-1 compr.and with the timing locked out its tough on the starter even with the crank and switch method.so i should be able to remove the vac,adv. off the dist. and put some lighter springs on it and it should work.or do i have to leave the adv. on the dist to hold the plate? I did this to my ealier dist in my race engines(340s) and just used the mech advance.. had to re curve the advance slots for the weights.. worked great(still run that dist in my 395 stroker... back up engine). Took the vac off of it

Re: vacume advance [Re: MR_P_BODY] #460526 09/06/09 10:32 AM 09/06/09 10:32 AM
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bonefish OP master B Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 7,274 s.w.fl	did you have to make the slots longer or shorter?

Re: vacume advance [Re: bonefish] #460527 09/06/09 10:36 AM 09/06/09 10:36 AM
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Quicktree I Win Q Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 32,394	why don't you just pick up an MSD? very easy to tune.

Re: vacume advance [Re: Quicktree] #460528 09/06/09 11:06 AM 09/06/09 11:06 AM
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bonefish OP master B Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 7,274 s.w.fl	Quote: why don't you just pick up an MSD? very easy to tune. ive got msd on every thing else but this car is for sale cheap and i just want to get it perfect for the next guy.ill let him buy an msd.right now ive got more time than money. Last edited by bonefish; 09/06/09 11:07 AM.

Re: vacume advance [Re: bonefish] #460529 09/06/09 11:12 AM 09/06/09 11:12 AM
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MR_P_BODY Master Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 52,972 Romeo MI	Quote: did you have to make the slots longer or shorter? I had to weld them up some... I added more initial timing and limited the advance to 16*

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