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Hi all,

Was looking at tachos on ebay cause I don't want to spend a fortune. Some cheap ones on there but cheap usually = shithouse so I am a bit weary.

Any suggestions on a reasonably cheap and fairly compact tacho?

Just got one.... looks fine to me

http://home.comcast.net/~trilinear/EA81_SPFI.html

Opinions?

Looks like a mammoth task, but possibly very worthwhile for someone with the parts and know how!

Hrrrm.... I wonder if my motor is stuffed because I have been using that shit for the past year?????

So regular unleaded wont damage the motor at all? No need to use premium in it?

Mine did exactly the same thing. Pull off the ignition plug and use a few bits of wire to hotwire it. Need to bridge the contacts for ignition on and the contacts for the starter. This will confirm if your barrel is faulty or not. Alternatively turn the ignition on and assuming all the dash lights c...

Oh.... is that particularly difficult?
What about wiring?

Can dual headlights be fitted to an earlier model that currently only has a single light? How much screwing around is involved?

Thanks.

Hrrrm... was really hoping it would lead to a slight improvement in both! Especially with the higher octane fuel.

Can anyone fill me in on the technical side of how an advance in timing actually improves performance with higher octane fuel?

Question... you advance the timing from 8deg BTDC to 12deg BTDC - that means that the sparkplug is firing slightly earlier, i.e - before the piston has it the top of the cylinder - is that correct?

How does that help exactly? Does it improve economy, power or both?

Thanks.

Thanks for your help!

I'd better grab it before someone else does!

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Thanks.

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