Jack, sorry yes I mean beetle. this means 8000rpm/60 =3D133hz/2 =3D 66.6 this is what I should see per cyl= inder=20 right? and by looking at main sensor side (or coil side) I should see 66.6*4=3D266= ..4hz=20 now I am totally lost... are you sure it divided by 2? thanks AA ________________________________ From: John Gardner To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public. Sent: Mon, March 7, 2011 9:39:08 AM Subject: Re: [EE]: VW engine RPM question Hi Andre - "VW Battle engine" =3D "VW Beetle engine?"... If it's a 4-cycle engine, and the rotor you refer to is the distributor rotor, it turns at 1/2 crank speed. Jack --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist =20 --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .