Re: Ombouw 3.2 naar twinspark
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Porsche has used twin-ignition in their air-cooled racing engines since the 4-cam Carrera engines. The high-domed pistons necessary for high compression ratios requires another spark plug to start another flame front on the other side of the piston dome. The best place for the spark plug is the middle of the combustion chamber. From the center, the flame front will have the least distance to travel for complete ignition. This reduces the need for as much ignition advance to start and finish the combustion process when the piston reaches Top Dead Center. Since the spark event is starting closer to TDC in the compression cycle, there is less pressure from the beginning of ignition that is pushing 'back' down on the piston crown as the combustion event progresses. This lessens the 'negative' work done by the expanding gasses and allows all of the pressure building in the cylinder to push the piston in the correct direction, making the engine more efficient.
Single plug combustion pattern
The offset-plug position on a 911 delays the combustion process. By installing two spark plugs per cylinder, you will increase the acceleration of the ignition sequence. This can reduce the required advance by 10 degrees or more thus lowering cylinder head temperatures. In terms of power, twin-ignition will add some 3-4% or more depending upon compression ratio, over a single ignition system. RPM can increase as much as 700 RPM at top speeds. If high compression ratios are to be used, twin-ignition allows all of the power benefit to be gained from the increase. Twin-plug equipped 911 and 930's run much crisper and cleaner with lower cylinder head temperatures and improved throttle response. Plus, a twin-plug 911 is much less prone to plug fouling with today's fuel.
Twin plug combustion pattern
Besides the damage to one's bank account, there isn't one drawback to installing this system and enjoying the benefits in throttle response, power and great drivability that twin-ignition adds to any 911 or 930. Quite a difference!. In some cases, it is a necessity to realize the maximum gains from a complete set of engine modifications.
The Porsche 996 and Boxster water-cooled engines has a much more optimal spark plug location at the top and center of the combustion chamber that negates the need for two spark plugs per cylinder.
Twin-ignition Hardware
Now comes the spendy part,...how to implement this in 911 and Turbo engines.
There are 3 basic methods to installing and using dual plugs in these engines:
1) Stock Distributor converted to RSR configuration. This is done by taking the OEM unit and mounting a billet adapter ring to accept the Bosch 12-nipple RSR cap and machining the distributor shaft to accept the RSR rotor. The cap and ring must be phased to the rotor alignment using a distributor machine and the advance curve should be modified to suit. Point-type units can be converted to breakerless by installing a Pertronix Ignitor. This setup can trigger either the OEM Bosch CD boxes, a pair of Permatunes, or a pair of MSD 6AL's with MSD matching coils for best performance. This setup is ideal for all 2.0-2.2-2.4-2.7-2.8-3.0-3.2-3.3-3.4-3.5 litre engines with carburetors or MFI systems.
This is the hardware of choice for Turbo's since this retains the all-important boost retard feature that is critical to engine life and proper throttle response.
2) 964 Dual-distributor converted for 2.4-2.7-3.0-3.2 litre Engines. This one is done by installing a trigger from a donor SC distributor and using the appropriate crank gear, depending upon the engine being used. This unit will not fit the Turbos' due to interference with the boost plumbing. Again, these can be triggered by OEM Bosch CD boxes, Permatune's, MSD's or a proprietary splitter unit for Motronic-equipped engines. This setup is ideal for any Motronic motor and works very well in carbureted or MFI-equipped engines. The 3.6 crank gear must be used for these conversions.
3) Crank-triggered Distributorless Ignitions. The ubiquitous Electromotive HPV-1's and TEC-II Engine Management systems fall into this category as does the superb but expensive MoTec ones. These can be challenging to install and do require additional RFI and EMI shielding to prevent stray ignition signals that create random misfires. We use additional grounding straps and Magnecor wires to eliminate this possibility and maintain the integrity of the ignition signals. These coil-pack ignition systems operate at system bus voltage and do not produce the amount of ignition current needed to keep the plugs clean in a rich mixture environment. Carbureted and MFI-equipped engines do operate with rich idle mixtures needed for best throttle response and will foul plugs MUCH easier with these ignitions.
The other big drawback is that you cannot use spark plug gaps larger than .032 without misfires. Its well proven and documented that plug gaps in the .040-.045 range make more overall power and result in better idle qualities due to the larger flame kernel and the resulting more thorough combustion process.
These are not inexpensive pieces of equipment to buy but the performance and drivability gains are impressive and the increased protection from detonation is something to be considered in any high-performance 911 or 930.