The 'E' Type Forum

Mark/Phil Appreciate hearing from you guys. Car is low compression US model and other than the ignition upgrade is running as it came from the factory. The original owners manual that came with the car talks about 10btdc and 4atdc at idle with vac on. Am going to try this set up with 95 octane per y...

Hi alfi:

Thanks for the advice. Will set it once this snow quits. How long does it take yours to warm up for throttle response. Mines been in warm weather and takes about three minutes on choke b4 I can use the accelerator.

RU in the bucks and herts club. I'm in Aston Clinton. Regards Steve

Have a 73 V12 imported from the US last year. I've owned it since 94. Have installed the later ignition from Barratts. The car was set in the US at 6 btdc with the vacuum off, but the original handbook says 10 btdc with vacuum off and 4 atdc at idle. Also have a shop manual which reccommends 12 btdc...

Hi to you all: Just brought my 73 back to the UK. Have owned it since 94 in the US where I have been living since 79. It was owned by an attorney in north Dakota till 1981 then became tied up in probate. When I found it in 1994 it was in a farmer's barn in Dickinson. I moved it to Fargo North Dakota...

Have a 73 V12 imported from the US last year. I've owned it since 94. Have installed the later ignition from Barratts. The car was set in the US at 6 btdc with the vacuum off, but the original handbook says 10 btdc with vacuum off and 4 atdc at idle. Also have a shop manual which reccommends 12 btdc...