Fully Mech/Vaccum Dist and Knock Sensor?
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Car: 88 Camaro
Engine: 305 TBI
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Fully Mech/Vaccum Dist and Knock Sensor?
With a hei dist (non computer controlled) the knock sensor and est become useless, because if they sense knock and tell the computer to pull timing it wont happen since the dist is no longer computer controlled. Am I right?
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Re: Fully Mech/Vaccum Dist and Knock Sensor?
Yes but if you had a non computer controlled ( carb ) engine setup you would probably remove the computer anyway
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Re: Fully Mech/Vaccum Dist and Knock Sensor?
You're right unless it's using a 5 pin module.
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Re: Fully Mech/Vaccum Dist and Knock Sensor?
This isn't with the stock distributor, is it?
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Re: Fully Mech/Vaccum Dist and Knock Sensor?
Your going to have a problem if your trying to run a TBI unit with a vacuum advanced dist - the computer takes the info it gets from the sensors and adjusts fuel to the injectors. If running fuel injection you HAVE to have a computer controlled dist.
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Re: Fully Mech/Vaccum Dist and Knock Sensor?
well sh*t..i thought those msd streetfire distributors were made for these cars..everybody on here talks about it and it was on summit under 91/pontiac/firebird/305...i already cut the wires for it and everything..
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Re: Fully Mech/Vaccum Dist and Knock Sensor?
The 8366 is for computer-controlled setups, the 8362 Street-fire is for non-computer control.
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