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[useless]

hello, again!

If someone could piont me in the right direction that would be perfect,


I have a 1380, i dont know what a dizzy is what it does or what one i have but have been told to get a perfmance one! as it can help the engines over all performance. i use the engine for drag racing and just have a normal one non electric,

Can some one advise as to what to use?

Best Regrads

[TimS]

Right firs tof all what is the rest of your engine spec. Most importantly comprsession ratio and cam? Also is it an A or A+?

[useless]

thanks!!

ok it's a 286 cam and 11-1, all the ushalls really, head, cam, flywheel, gear box, pistons etc and it's A+

[useless]

help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[fikus01]

contact aldon and tell them what spec engine u have or get the car dyno'd at lynxAE they can modify ur current dizzy i believe

http://www.lynxae.co.uk/

Edited by fikus01, 14 March 2007 - 09:03 PM.

[useless]

contact aldon and tell them what spec engine u have or get the car dyno'd at lynxAE they can modify ur current dizzy i believe

http://www.lynxae.co.uk/

lovely!! thanks for your help! could you also clear up to me what the dizzy is and what it does? do you think it will help the engine performence wise?

[fikus01]

full name - distributor, it rotates and distributs the spark to each spark plug in your engine 1 at a time, internally some have a square cam the opens and closes a little switch to make the spark (points) others do it electronically (mg metro).

a note on timing - the spark has to occur in an engine at a very specific point for maximum efficiency, this point alters as the engine speed and load changes. there are springs and weights inside the dizzt that move as the engine gets faster and alter the timing making it happen sooner as the engine speed rises.
some (most standard minis) dizzys also have a vacuum unit that alters the timing depending on manifold pressure(throttle position), this can help your engines response power and economy at part throttle

any dizzy can be setup to give u maximum power at full throttle, how well your engine will run at any other speed, if at all, depends on how close the springs and weights are setup to the engiens requirments. standard dizzys barely make the requirents for standard engines so its always worth looking at an upgraded dizzy of some sort weather u di it with an ecu or jsut get your one setup by a garage on your rolling road!

i hope i havent baffled you with that but it shud enlighten you enuf for a basic understanding