Posted by ChrisCase [75.36.34.57] on Thursday, August 25, 2011 at 20:24:00 :
In Reply to: Vacuum advance-ported or manifold? posted by rick pacholski [69.78.133.79] on Thursday, August 25, 2011 at 20:01:07 :
Depending on how it was engineered.
I'm recalling that min FH is ported, above the throttle plate at idle. You don't need no vac adv at idle.
And vacs are for mileage, not performance. At WOT, there is no vaccuum, so no advance. But they do kick in a bit more at light throttle, getting more power out of the same gas, so better mileage. Also, they seem to smooth out the power- they just run better with a vac unit.
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