C5 distributors
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Racer
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From: Troy Al
C5 distributors
Hi. I'm a c4 owner. I usually post on the C4 side, but I was wondering if anyone can give me a brief overview of the more modern (from my point of view) C5 distributor. I understand they dropped the dreaded opti for something a little more robust. I'm trying to learn a little from the corrections GM made there.
THANKS!
THANKS!
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From: Zimmerman MN
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The computer (PCM) gets crankshaft info from a magentic pick reading a toothed wheel on the crankshaft. The ONLY way you can mess with the tiiming is via a tuning computer.
Most cars do something like this today using crank and/or camshaft sensors to send position information to a computer that fires the plugs and contols injector pulse width.
Most cars do something like this today using crank and/or camshaft sensors to send position information to a computer that fires the plugs and contols injector pulse width.
