Re: Distributor

[quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)]

In message <abf342d1.25182c1e@aol.com> River6822@aol.com writes:

> I noticed the start of the thread about removing a distributor, and it
> brought back a memory. When I was about 17 or so, I had sent the distibutor
> out of my 86 Honda Prelude to a company in California for "recurving". It had
> quite an effect on the car. It ran with more power in a different range.
>
> Can this be done with the 10 valve I5 ?

Not on the turbos.  Some cars like the 1986 Passat HS engine use vacuum
advance on the distributor and alternative profiles were once available.

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 Phil Payne
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