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Distributor Vacuum Advance Question...


tommyboy

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I just bought a 60mm 240SX TB to put on my N/A 1981 280ZX 2+2 and I noticed that there is only one vacuum hole on the TB, when there are several on my stock one. Well, my question is, do I connect the vacuum line that runs from the T.V.V. in my thermostat housing and my vacuum advance on the distributor, into that hole, or should I buy a piece of air tube and make my own vacuum hole on it? Actually, do I really need to have a vacuum line connected to the distributor? I mean, I know that it advances the spark when the engines cold (Under 131 degrees F.), but I live in AZ where it doesn't take that long for the engine to heat up. So, could I even take the T.V.V. out of the thermostat housing and plug the vacuum opening on the vacuum advance of the distributor, or am I TOTALLY wrong on this subject? BTW, sorry for such a long post.:mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen:

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It doesn't advance it just when the engine is cold. The stock vacuum port for the dist is a ported vacuum line that only applies vacuum when the throttle is cracked open so it advances as the engine RPMs increase. Yes you need that.

Alrighty, so like I said, my TB from a 240SX (just got it) only has (what seems to be anyway) 1 vacuum port. ThrottleBody-1.jpg

 

So can I install the vacuum tube that's connected to the T.V.V. and the distributor to that port, and the other vacuum tube from the T.V.V. to the manifold?

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