FW: [W126 Coupe] functional spoiler?

[Shayegan, Richard]

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From: mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com
[mailto:mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com] On Behalf Of Dan Landiss

>And well you should be. Notice that he has a model for MBZ 300 and 560.

>There is not much that can be adjusted on the Bosch KE3-Jetronic fuel 
>injection for these cars.

And isn't there even less on the CIS-E (which is what AFAIK the 500
has)?

>I'll bet he is setting the mixture a bit 
>richer, perhaps by fooling with one of the temperature sensors to make 
>the engine seem "colder". The air/fuel ratio set by the oxygen sensor
is 
>a little on the lean side of maximum horsepower.

Couldn't the same be achieved by turning the fuel mixture adjustment a
little clockwise?

>You would get more gain from a fresh set of spark plugs and proper 
>mixture adjustment. You can also do a little bit with the low end by 
>tinkering with the 750-ohm spark advance control resistor, but you had 
>better be ready to spring for 93 octane fuel.

There is no 750-om spark advance control resistor on the CIS-E though,
right? AFAIK the only way to free up more power from the CIS-E cars for
close to free is the advance the timing like 2 degrees with a woodruff
key, right?
Richard