Thread: My new to me 1993 Vogue SE

The big hose in the first pic is the brake booster. Hose plumbed into manifold is the vacuum gauge. The other hose is to the charcoal canister. Pic of the front is pretty self explanatory.

Originally Posted by rpo83

Hi Drover,

yup it's got the handheld controller with a micro SD card, how would i tell if it has ignition timing control? the distributor looks like a standard electronic rover dissy. I did see that the CPS loom is just tied up and not connected, would this system piggy back off the rover ECU, or is it totally stand alone?

I did have an issue starting it today, i noticed the TPS was reading 84% when 0% throttle was applied, when i pressed the throttle, it ramped up to 100% and back down to 84% when no throttle applied! In desperation i unplugged the TPS and it started straight away... i can't see where i can reset the TPS....

I'll plug the TPS back in again tomorrow and see what happens..

Sorry - missed this one. If the dizzy is wired to the sniper, it's almost certain you've got ignition timing control. If not, you have to rely on another system to do it - mechanical or electronic. What is you coil wired to?

Thanks for the pics, it was the PCV and flame trap i needed to sort out. were they 3/8 fittings each end??

I'm pretty sure the dissy is just vacuum advance, i can't see any electronic holley control, i can't find where the vacuum advance hose is running to, it wasn't the carby or base plate, if the weather is good, i'll try and have another look tomorrow.

It seems we have the same manifold, i was wondering if it would be worth while swapping mine for a dual plane, but as you have the same as mine how do you find it?

Thank you for your help.

Originally Posted by rpo83

Thanks for the pics, it was the PCV and flame trap i needed to sort out. were they 3/8 fittings each end??

I'm pretty sure the dissy is just vacuum advance, i can't see any electronic holley control, i can't find where the vacuum advance hose is running to, it wasn't the carby or base plate, if the weather is good, i'll try and have another look tomorrow.

It seems we have the same manifold, i was wondering if it would be worth while swapping mine for a dual plane, but as you have the same as mine how do you find it?

Thank you for your help.

I'll have to check the fittings - maybe 5/16. I recall now I had to remove the plug from the port on the front of the sniper and fit a barb adapter.

I'm probably not the right guy to know the difference between single and dual planes - I have no idea of the pros/cons of each!!!

I've had no real issues with the current setup.

Do you have a separate little holley sniper branded box (about the size of those long/thin match boxes you get from hotels) attached/in the engine bay? It's critical if you want to control the ignition timing (about 120 bucks new - and comes with all sniper kits).

I haven't seen the ignition control box, do you think it is worth while? And what would i need to do to my current distributor?

Single plane manifolds are designed to maximise HP t higher revs, Dual plane designed to maximise torque at lower revs...

Even though mine is running bad, it feels responsive