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Subject:Re: Seeking Advice for Sluggish Performance
From:Timothy Lee Harrison
Date:Thu, 2 Aug 2001 00:15:52 +0100

At 18:10 01/08/01 -0500, patrick paul clerkin wrote:

>Fuel injection does not equal non-naturally aspirated engine.  A normally
>aspirated engine is one that does not have a turbo or supercharger ...
>I think.  I could be wrong though.  I have been known to be many times in
>the past.

You're right, I was a bit sloppy expressing myself. I was talking about a
carburettor engine.... However,

> > >Maybe your timing.  As you have noticed on the list, they put it BTDC and
> > >not ATDC 5 degrees.  That makes it go far stronger.

is this a good setting for a carb'ed engine?

Thanks again,
Tim H.