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Optimizing the Load-O-Matic

Posted By peeeot 9 Years Ago
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I've been looking around the Internet on this subject and turned up nothing other than descriptions of how Load-O-Matic works and how to replace it with a conventional dual-advance distributor.  It seems to me that a Loadomatic could be tuned and optimized in much the same way as a dual-advance, by installing lighter springs and calibrating the vacuum can to give maximum advance at different speeds and loads without pinging.  I understand that a vacuum-controlled advance mechanism makes little sense for a drag car, but I don't see a reason why Loadomatic couldn't be tweaked to provide snappier response and an optimized curve for a street car.  Am I wrong, or is there some other reason no one has bothered to write anything about optimizing the loadomatic?  

1954 Crestline Victoria 312 4-bbl, 3-speed overdrive



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