I noticed tonight that my Canadian '82 Maxim has a German spec TCI module. "Type TID12-07" as compared to the US module, "Type TID12-08". This initially surprised me, but thinking about it I realized that Canadian emissions regulations back them were much less restrictive that the US standards.
The difference that I can see (looking at the manual) is that the German module brings the advance in sooner and provides more advance at the higher RPM's. Where as the US spec module has less advance over the entire RPM band, and it falls off after 6,150 RPM.
It would be a rather easy upgrade for someone with a US spec module to install the Canadian (aka German) module and gain better fuel economy and high RPM performance...
The difference that I can see (looking at the manual) is that the German module brings the advance in sooner and provides more advance at the higher RPM's. Where as the US spec module has less advance over the entire RPM band, and it falls off after 6,150 RPM.
It would be a rather easy upgrade for someone with a US spec module to install the Canadian (aka German) module and gain better fuel economy and high RPM performance...