setting ignition curves without dyno

[Greg Hermann]

>Could be!  I don't have any experience with a dyno, but I hope to
>sometime this winter.
>
>Andy Q
>
>
>---Greg Hermann <bearbvd at sni.net> wrote:
>>
>> >I didn't read the original posting that that started this thread, but
>> >I thought that you shouldn't set ignition timing on the dyno.  You
>can
>> >bump up your timing to get max power on the dyno, but when driven
>that
>> >timing can damage your engine.  I read this in a couple of speed
>rags.
>> >
>> >Andy Q
>>
>> And here I always thought the opposite--that a dyno, at least in
>steady
>> state running is far more demanding on an engine thermally, and that
>(at
>> least with chambers that are limited by knock for max power) that
>you could
>> get by with a fuzz more timing on the street than on a dyno (at
>least for
>> car type loads, not truck or towing apps.

And some folks  have the brass to feel insulted when their pulp pubs get
called "rags". Often it is deserved, with a few notable exceptions for
writers who do try!!

--Greg