<VV> "Tweaks",, not Mods to a Turbo system..

[Ramon Rodriguez III]

Excellent info Matt,  I'd seen most of those mentioned before but had never
seen any indicator that the improvement was so big!  I'm figuring on going
to a high flow aftermarket muffler so that solves that... the other tweaks
sound easy and I'll certainly try them all!

Ray R.



On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 2:30 PM, Matt Nall <patiomatt at aol.com> wrote:

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>  What kind of tweaking are we talking about?
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> "Mods"  require changing parts... "Tweaks" are adjustments  / changes
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>  Stock distributor is set at 24 BTDC... and gets no advance until 3600 rpm
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> 1  Set the base timing to 30 btdc....  let the Pressure retard  set the
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> You need 28-29  btdc to have boost and keep it...  This is why the Dale
> Adv. - Ret.  unit  is popular...
> but it fails to keep the timing at 28-9  during boost.
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> 2  Wrap the exhaust.....  Summit sells it cheaply...takes 1 hr. to
> install...  keeps the HEAT  in the pipe!
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> 3  Remove the stock muffler and  punch a hole thru it...  it will still be
> quiet enough.. Turbo acts as a muffler...
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> Many "stockers"  Tweaked like this perform quite nicely!  Boost in 1st
> gear after only driving the car for 5 minutes... not 10 miles on the
> highway!
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> Matt Nall
> Charleston, Oregon
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