[DeTomaso] Considering a new distributor ...

[Larry - Ohio Time Corp]

Hi Rich,

Is it not normal to just fire the plug an extra time during the exhaust
stroke? 

Larry - Cleveland


-----Original Message-----
From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
Behalf Of Rich
Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 3:24 PM
To: kenn_green at yahoo.com; detomaso at realbig.com; Erik Anderson
Cc: Jason Eaton
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Considering a new distributor ...

I have an electromotive on my white car.
It uses the crank trigger to fire the plugs, but  of course it does not know

if you are on the compression or exhaust side of the cycle without the other

signal.
To solve this I added a sensor to the inside bottom of an old distributor 
where the mechanical advance is.
In the bottom of the distributor  cut all but one of the weight arms off 
leaving one metal arm to use to trigger the sensor.
The distributor turns with the cam and can be used to send the compression 
cycle signal to the computer.
The crank trigger does the exact timing trigger.  The distributor signal 
only tells the computer when to start.
I cut the distributor off where the points plate was and used the screw 
holes to install a cover.
The distributor now runs the oil pump and the one sensor.
Rich
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ken Green" <kenn_green at yahoo.com>
To: <detomaso at realbig.com>; "Erik Anderson" 
<eanderson at geotracinternational.com>
Cc: "Jason Eaton" <jeaton at cybersource.com>
Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 11:54 AM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Considering a new distributor ...


I think Jason has the electromotive system. FAST (now part of the Comp Cams 
family) made something call as "EDIST" and now has a newer version called 
the "XIM" that lets you build a coil on plug system. The Electromotive is a 
waste fire system so you only need a crank signal, you need a cam signal for

the coil on plug. Fred Terry had a very cool cam sensor setup through the 
unused mechanical fuel pump mounting point. I think some people claim a 
small performance gain from coil on plug, amd all the GM LS series motors 
are coil on plug.

Ken

--- On Sun, 2/15/09, Erik Anderson <eanderson at geotracinternational.com> 
wrote:

From: Erik Anderson <eanderson at geotracinternational.com>
Subject: [DeTomaso] Considering a new distributor ...
To: detomaso at realbig.com
Date: Sunday, February 15, 2009, 9:36 AM

Just curious ... does anyone make a crank fire/trigger ignition system for 
the
Pantera?

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