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I kinda like a popping exhaust. My XK120 does it. It's caused by a lean mixture when the carbs are in the idle position and the engine is at an...
http://www.megasquirt.info/ This link will tell you all you need to know about custom fuel injection. If you can adapt an intake manifold to...
Jim, I'm glad to hear you brush your hair, telephone your significant other, and apply your eye shadow and lipstick before you start your Dino....
Wow, Jim. I like your fog lights! They compliment your yellow headlights. Boys, I got a Jag like the blue one.
http://megasquirt.sourceforge.net/extra/ This is another option. Megasquirt is a DIY (do it yourself) digital fuel injection controller...
Although I don't own a Ferrari, I want to tell all of you how much I enjoy communicating with all of you. Thanks Jim for introducing me to your...
The literature says that at high rpm the system provides only one spark. I suspect that the capacitor discharges its energy to the coil very...
Has anyone confirmed that the MSD system in fact provides multiple sparks to the same spark plug? The coil needs time to store energy in the form...
The capacitor (condensor) in the distributor body is the electrical component that reduces current (spark) across the points and increases the...
I edited my post. I spelled out the + & - symbols. BTW, I'm going to bring my college electronics book to the garage today. This discussion...
You can determine if your vehicle has external ballast resistance with this simple test. Disconnect any wires going to COIL negative terminal....
You can run a 12 volt coil without a ballast resistor. The only drawback is you won't get the extra high voltage boost during cranking. If you...
Hi. I'm Darryl, Jim S's friend. We installed the electro-optical ignition system in his Dino. The ignition system on cars with a ballast...