Truck weight
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Truck weight
I'm getting a custom curved distributor and they need to know how much my truck weighs. Where can I find this out or does anyone have this information? My truck is a 78 F-150 Supercab 2wd. Thanks.
EDIT: Single fuel tank, has AC. Has a 302/C4 if that matters...<hints id="hah_hints"></hints>
EDIT: Single fuel tank, has AC. Has a 302/C4 if that matters...<hints id="hah_hints"></hints>
Last edited by 78f-150Supercab; Aug 18, 2007 at 02:27 PM.
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What!!!?? How much it weighs? to recurve your distr? Are you sure they don't want to know about the weights and springs inside your current distr.? Vehicle weight shouldn't have anything to do with the advance curve of the distributor or when in a RPM power curve the motor will develop HP and Torque. Changing weights and springs in a distributor affects when the mechanical advance starts and when it achieves total advance, (ex: should come off static time of 8-12degr at 800-1200rpm and achieve total advance of 32-36degr at 3-3500rpm) this is just and example.. your motor will do this everytime all the time whether its in a truck on the bench in a Pinto or in a boat.
As far as how much it weighs, to get close take your GVW and subtract your payload capability, or take your truck to the dump, gravel yard, DOT weigh station on the highway and ask to weigh your truck for an exact lbs.
good luck
As far as how much it weighs, to get close take your GVW and subtract your payload capability, or take your truck to the dump, gravel yard, DOT weigh station on the highway and ask to weigh your truck for an exact lbs.
good luck
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Vehicle weight. You can see the order form from their site: http://www.performancedistributors.com/forddui.htm
They're not recurving my dizzy, it's a new one. The order form contains all sorts of info which may or may not be relevant... so I don't know if they actually use the vehicle weight for the dizzy or something else, but they have a field for that info so I might as well get it right.
They're not recurving my dizzy, it's a new one. The order form contains all sorts of info which may or may not be relevant... so I don't know if they actually use the vehicle weight for the dizzy or something else, but they have a field for that info so I might as well get it right.
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Originally Posted by ferrwrench
What!!!?? How much it weighs? to recurve your distr? Are you sure they don't want to know about the weights and springs inside your current distr.? Vehicle weight shouldn't have anything to do with the advance curve of the distributor or when in a RPM power curve the motor will develop HP and Torque. Changing weights and springs in a distributor affects when the mechanical advance starts and when it achieves total advance, (ex: should come off static time of 8-12degr at 800-1200rpm and achieve total advance of 32-36degr at 3-3500rpm) this is just and example.. your motor will do this everytime all the time whether its in a truck on the bench in a Pinto or in a boat.
As far as how much it weighs, to get close take your GVW and subtract your payload capability, or take your truck to the dump, gravel yard, DOT weigh station on the highway and ask to weigh your truck for an exact lbs.
good luck
As far as how much it weighs, to get close take your GVW and subtract your payload capability, or take your truck to the dump, gravel yard, DOT weigh station on the highway and ask to weigh your truck for an exact lbs.
good luck
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