Need help Lock out distributor MSD

[priobe]

Hello All,

I wanted to find out some information about locking out a the distributor on the FE 427 SO. I just realized that my engine builder set my distributor to be locked out. I have been try to tune my car with Webers at 15 degrees intial thinking it would advance to 36-38 degrees.

I would like to know how many of you are using a lock out on your distributor and setting your timing to 36 -38 for total timing.

Also, are there any advantages to leaving it this way or do most of you recommend switching it back to the regular advance with the springs.

MSD distributor with MSD 6AL

[rphubbard]

This isn't the exact distributor you have but the instructions are the same for all MSD units.
http://www.msdignition.com/pdf/8350_...4_frm23728.pdf

Ryan Hubbard

[lovehamr]

If this is a street driven car I can't understand why one would want a locked out dist. Little things like starting the engine would suck. Why did he do that?

Steve

[priobe]

lovehamr,

In conversation with him and other articles on the web, it seems that it is actually an advantage to doing this.

If you are able to start your motor with the dist. locked out you will have a more accurate timing rather than it fluxuating with the centrifical advancement. I wanted to find out what other on CC feel about this setup.

To be honest, I am happy that I found out that my motor was setup this way because it ran pretty good with 15 degrees of timing throughout my RPM range. I can't want to set it to 36 degrees to see what it really runs like.

The bad thing is I have been trying to tune my webers for a few months and now I think this will solve my spitting and backfiring problem.

I hope someone will chime in with more experience to explain this better.

[Clois Harlan]

Priobe,

Send Dean Lampe an email and I think he can tell you the why's and why not's. His engine builder insists on locking his distributors out.

dlampe@ixisaq.com

Clois

[priobe]

Clois,

Are you sure that is the right email.... it bounced back that it was the wrong email

Thanks

Phil