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Old 06-22-2012, 03:38 AM
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Originally Posted by jwd View Post
That article was written by John Hinckley and you can take it as the gospel. I've built and tuned many engines from a complete stocker to 800+HP monsters and every single one of them had vacuum advance hooked up to manifold vacuum. I would run from any engine builder that said "vacuum advance is a waste of time" or "this motor doesn't need it, it's a race motor" because they obviously have no f---ing idea what they're talking about and read too many Hot Rod magazines.
This topic has been beaten to death and the result is always the same - those who know, run vacuum advance. Those who don't, should.
I posted that same article a while back trying to convince some naysayers. I guess you just can't cure stupidity.
Gee Jim, are you saying I'm stupid?

Actually since I went back to the vacuum secondary carbs, I'm going to go back to the vacuum advance distributor to see how it works.
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