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Subject:Re: Correct Gap of Sparks
From:Steve Delanty
Date:Thu, 20 Feb 2003 13:37:12 -0800

At 01:19 PM 2/20/2003, you wrote:
>I agree with this theory but if the time differential is microseconds can
>this have a real effect on the timing of the firing?  Figure at 6000 rpm
>[not for long] the engine is firing 100 times a second, so each cylinder is
>firing 25 times a second and a 1/25th of a second is pretty long compared to
>a microsecond.  Or maybe not.  Doing this on the fly.

At 6000 RPM, 1 degree of crank rotation takes 27.8 microseconds.

If the delay is 30 microseconds, than it's more than 1 degree late.

Steve