unilite re-curving
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Melting Slicks
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From: "ɹǝpunuʍop", Adelaide, South Australia
unilite re-curving
my '72 with a stock L48 has been fitted with a corvette tach drive Mallory Unilite Distributor 3864501 by a previous owner at some stage.
from the dissy instruction sheet - [ 24° (crankshaft degrees) of mechanical advance (between 3,000 and 3,200 RPM) ]
reading all these posts about re-curving for power/performance gains, is that possible with this distributor?
is so what kit do i need and which tuning info / settings do i follow?
from the dissy instruction sheet - [ 24° (crankshaft degrees) of mechanical advance (between 3,000 and 3,200 RPM) ]
reading all these posts about re-curving for power/performance gains, is that possible with this distributor?
is so what kit do i need and which tuning info / settings do i follow?
Last edited by riverracer au; Sep 11, 2012 at 09:02 AM.
Drifting
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From: Wauconda IL
Here ya go:
Advance Curve Change Kit. . . . . Part No. 29014
Required to change the amount and rate of
advance within a range of 14° to 28°. Includes
degree keys, springs, and instructions to plot
advance curves.
It's listed in their instruction doc:
http://prestoliteperformance.com/med...1214M_0000.pdf
Elm
Advance Curve Change Kit. . . . . Part No. 29014
Required to change the amount and rate of
advance within a range of 14° to 28°. Includes
degree keys, springs, and instructions to plot
advance curves.
It's listed in their instruction doc:
http://prestoliteperformance.com/med...1214M_0000.pdf
Elm
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From: Irving Texas
As an aside..........do you have a bunch of advance springs in a drawer and don't know which is the "lightest" one?
Take two springs and hook them together, end to end.
Pull on each spring in opposite directions.
The spring that begins to separate at the coils first is the weaker one!
PS-On my Unilite, I just placed the lightest springs in the kit and didn't change the total advance.
Take two springs and hook them together, end to end.
Pull on each spring in opposite directions.
The spring that begins to separate at the coils first is the weaker one!
PS-On my Unilite, I just placed the lightest springs in the kit and didn't change the total advance.
