Agusto - degrees retarding per 1000 revs

[Powolotti]

hiho,
can it be said that all Agusto units retard 6 degrees from as soon as the electronic gets enough power through the red wire to 6000/7000/8000 revs depending on model?
Therefore, the 6000 unit retards more degrees per revolutions as the 7000?

[Knowledge]

The Agusto retards steadily as soon as the revs rise. The retard is complete and static from 6000, 7000 or 8000rpm accordingly.

Roughly, the settings are 25degrees at tick-over, to 16 degrees full retarded. See Dave Blythe's "Agusto - snake oil?" thread on the LCGB forum.

[firekdp]

Or here http://scooterotica.org/forum/viewtopic ... it=augusto

[Powolotti]

Roughly, the settings are 25degrees at tick-over, to 16 degrees full retarded. See Dave Blythe's "Agusto - snake oil?" thread on the LCGB forum.

thanks, this is what I wanted to know because it is easier and more accurate setting the ignition to 26 (as I did today) then letting the thing rev (no dyno), looking at the counter, holding throttle steady at 6000 and also manage with the third hand to strobe the 20° mark I want to have at 6000
Will make a quick check tomorrow if it retards and if there´s no pinking later - ere we go.

[Powolotti]

against my own words I was going the full way today:
(old AF Ducati ignition)

static timing of 26° - slots in stator had to be enlarged
strobe: at tickover of ~ 1400 the Agusto has already retarded to 22°
I disconnected it and checked again with strobe: 26°

OK, not what I wanted, so running out of a slot now I had to remove them completely.
a few testruns later I ended with a static ignition timing of 31° and 26° at tickover. At around 6000 I am now at 20 as I wanted it.
Conclusion: at least with my ignition and cdi it seems the retarding is not linear

Road test: all the benefits mentioned in other threads
I pushed it hard and tried situations where pinking occurs but everything was OK (head at 1mm squish, 12,1:1 / 7,0:1 compratio)
Tomorrow I am going to a rally, so further testing...

[davidblythe]

static timing of 26° - slots in stator had to be enlarged
strobe: at tickover of ~ 1400 the Agusto has already retarded to 22°
I disconnected it and checked again with strobe: 26°

...

found the same when i tested one

going to try an api flywheel as they are hard to get 19 degs with a sil stator

[Powolotti]

OK, some reports from the rally weekend.

I took the engine fitted with the Agusto through the countryside with many hills and also on the motorway. I was very impressed with the overall feeling, very smooth to ride and fine if you are lazy changing gears. On the motorway I took it a few miles at 60 and later to constant 70mph. Didn´t want to give it full bore as this was the first longer run of the new cylinder, but no pinking or any other problems.
Considering the rather high comp/ratio and advanced ignition I was quite happy :bouncing:

From my point of view: Agusto A+++!