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by karlo
Thu Mar 15, 2007 4:25 am
Forum: Ignition Setup, Tuning, and Troubleshooting
Topic: More odd fire (V6 this time)
Replies: 5
Views: 887

Thanks for the input! I put some more thought into it, and I'm guessing I can make it work by pretending that it's an odd fire two cylinder engine. With three times as many ignition events, MS will think it's running at three times the real RPM, but that's not really that important to me at the ...
by karlo
Mon Feb 19, 2007 7:43 am
Forum: Ignition Setup, Tuning, and Troubleshooting
Topic: More odd fire (V6 this time)
Replies: 5
Views: 887

More odd fire (V6 this time)

I've noticed the recent addition of the dual spark option. I have an odd fire Maserati V6 engine, which from the factory has two coils and a distributor with twin rotor and points (it's essentially two distributors rolled into one, a delightful mess). The engine has since received electronic ...
by karlo
Tue Jan 10, 2006 2:17 pm
Forum: Injectors, Fuel & Air Supply
Topic: Supercharger boost calculation
Replies: 3
Views: 670

Second that! "Supercharged!" has all the equations you need for computing pulley sizes, estimated hp, etc. etc. Very easy read, and when you're done, you actually have a pretty good clue.

I've read a few other books, and none of them are nearly as useful as Corky Bell's book.

- Karl
by karlo
Mon Nov 07, 2005 6:20 am
Forum: Tuning Fuel and Air
Topic: Acceleration Wizard
Replies: 8
Views: 1177

At present, don't bother with the acceleration enrichment at all, just disable it. Your car will most likely be driveable without it, but you may experience bucking when you floor the pedal.

Once you have the car running fine and fairly well tuned in, you can move on to AE.

- Karl