[DeTomaso] Considering a new distributor ...

[Rich]

Yes you could.
I also use it to trigger the multiport fuel injection and I wanted it to 
only spray on the intake side with the correct firing order.
Rich
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Larry - Ohio Time Corp" <larry at ohiotimecorp.com>
To: "'Rich'" <hoppe1 at cox.net>; <kenn_green at yahoo.com>; 
<detomaso at realbig.com>; "'Erik Anderson'" 
<eanderson at geotracinternational.com>
Cc: "'Jason Eaton'" <jeaton at cybersource.com>
Sent: Monday, February 16, 2009 6:54 AM
Subject: RE: [DeTomaso] Considering a new distributor ...


> 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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