[VintageLambo] Re: All That Work for 5 or 6 HP ? Yikes !!

Have a look onto the webpage of my car: http://www.countach.ch/MSD.html Raymond --- In VintageLambo@yahoogroups.com, "nashbap " wrote: > > Hello Raymond: > > You may be right. Do you still have the points in the distributor and > are you using two MSD units firing the two coils? I would appreciate > some details if possible. A well respected Lambo technician suggested > to me that every older Lambo distributor he has checked on a > distributor machine showed an incorrect advance curve and changing > the springs appropriately solves the bogging down problem. > > Fred, it would be great if you could speak with Mike Pierce about > this and let us know. > > Regards, > > Nash > > > > --- In VintageLambo@yahoogroups.com, "raymondstofer > " wrote: > > I can tell you this: > > I had the same behaviour on my Countach QV and always thought it"s a > > problem of the carbs. I changed the ignition to MSD and it > > disappeared, nothing done with the carbs! > > Same on the Jalpa, I installed a MSD Coil and the engine coughes no > > more. The stock ignitions are providing to less spark energy to burn > > the whole mixtur, that"s the reason for this behaviour. > > With a MSD Unit, with it"s multiple spark up to 3000 rpm, the engine > > will burn all. > > > > Raymond > > > > --- In VintageLambo@yahoogroups.com, "John Allott" > wrote: > > > I don"t know any more about it, other than my Espadadoes > something > > > similar, even at 3000 or more revs - if I really put the boot into > > it, it > > > will stutter (feels too rich) whereas if I just press firmly but > > gently, it > > > will accelerate normally. I just assumed it was the pumps on the > webbers > > > putting too much fuel into the cylinders - after all they are big > > carbies > > > for a small cylinder (approx 330cc"s each) > > > > > > John > > > > > > jallott@a... > > > > > > > > > > > Gee, with my 400GT I always thought the cams were kicking in > around > > > > 3k, never thought that it was the webers bogging down ~2k.I > would > > > > think Weber would have delt with this if it was a problem -- I"m > > > > going to ask Mike Pierce.Anybody here know anything more > about this? > > > >