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: On Oct 12, 9:03??pm, wrote:

: ?? ?? ?? ?? We've put new points and condensers in both, including internally (and
: of course externally) timing them. ??No change. ??I've done full-power mag checks
: and misfires would be apparent in that case. ??New plugs make no change, either.

: Advance the static spark timing on both mags by a degree or two more
: than where it's sitting at now (e.g. 26 or 27 deg BTC instead of 25
: deg) and see if that makes a noticeable improvement on static RPM and
: takeoff power.

What would that tell me, aside from that it makes more power when you reduce the detonation
margin and violate the TC for the engine? I run autofuel often, so advancing the timing isn't a safe
(or legal) option. It should be able to make the power at book timing.

-Cory

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* Cory Papenfuss, Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, PPSEL-IA *
* Research Associate, Vibrations and Acoustics Laboratory *
* Mechanical Engineering *
* Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University *
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