28-06-2022, 08:37 PM
(This post was last modified: 28-06-2022, 08:40 PM by Reckless Rat.)
Thing is, with a racing engine it only does one thing, and that is flat out. You're either going at it full on or you're emergency braking. What the engine does on tick-over or mid range is immaterial because all you want it to do is go "Banzai" and give max power at max revs. I can see why they use fixed timing. However everything is different with a road car because very rarely do you ever need to use max revs. You need a progressive power delivery and good mid range torque, and usually the ignition advance provides that for you, either manually, centrifugally or electronically.
Stick a full race engine in a road car and it's virtually undriveable.
You could of course use the welded up Bosch with a manual advance, like they did with the DJ dizzy. Retard for starting and then move to full advance. However my personal view is what's the point in buying a dog and then barking yourself?
Just my 2p worth.
Stick a full race engine in a road car and it's virtually undriveable.
You could of course use the welded up Bosch with a manual advance, like they did with the DJ dizzy. Retard for starting and then move to full advance. However my personal view is what's the point in buying a dog and then barking yourself?
Just my 2p worth.