RE: Dist mods

["Gary H." <62to65mopar@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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Don Dulmage wrote:
> 
> Ok . 218 is fairly mild so it may be ok. One trick that you can try for 
> MPG
> that sometimes works although not always so you have to ex[eriment. is 
> to
> set up the advance curve to what the engine wants mechanically then hook 
> the
> vaccum advance to manifold vacumm. (check to see if has vacum at idle, 
> that
> is manifold vacuum.
> Under light throttle which is high in manifold vacuum. yu will have the
> extra advance but when you stand on it manifold vaccum will fall to zero 
> and
> the vacuum advance will be inactive. it iwill take some playing to find 
> what
> works best but I have done it on Brank X for my bowtie buddies.
> having said that I must say that my 63 with the 400 I had in it,, with a 
> 310
> duration (adv) and 525" lift did give 14.97 mpg (Imperial gallon. (which 
> is
> 5 american Quarts) on a really long trip with 3:91 gears.
> I thought that was more than respectable. It had full mechanical only in
> fact it had the distributor in it from my Old Relaible 440 , the one
> described in the book. That same distributor is sitting inthe 426 wedge
> currently occupying the engine bay.
> Don

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