Home-brewing an ignition advance control

[Gary Derian]

Olds used a digital ignition timing computer for the Toronado beginning in
1977.  It has a crank wheel pickup, engine temp, rpm, vacuum inputs.  The
Olds shop manual has a very detailed description.

Gary Derian <gderian at cybergate.net>

Subject: Re: Re : Home-brewing an ignition advance control


>There are knock retard boxes used in pickups w/5.0l v-8, around 80 or
>81.  These sensed knock then retarded timing until knock went away.
>Also, sometime around 1977, I think Oldsmobile may have used some type
>of timing computer.   Try looking in some older reference books,
>Shannen
>
>ARoss10661 at aol.com wrote:
>>
>> In a message dated 98-10-27 17:44:49 EST, you write:
>>
>> << Oooo.  I'm interested.  4 cyl? >>
>>
>> Well I'm hoping to make it for 4s, 6s and 8s
>>
>> Al