I believe there is a Mallory Unilite version with a
cable drive. It's more money(of course), but you
wouldn't have to have your tach modified...probably a
trade off...
None of the big 3 sell it, but I do remember seeing
that there is one that fits the 6 cylinder TR
engine...on other reseller sites.
Cheers,
Todd
--- "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu> wrote:
> On Mon, 26 Jun 2006, Andrew Packard wrote:
>
> > Since I went to the triple Webers, I don't have
> any vacuum advance. The
> > mechanical advance isn't even working in my stock
> distributor. My local LBC
> > consultant has suggested the dual point Mallory
> system sold by Moss. He has
> > no direct experience with it, but would like to
> see me give it a try. Off
> > course, there's no drive to spin the tach cable in
> the Mallory unit, so Moss
> > has a note telling us an electronic tach is needed
> with this setup. I
> > emailed Palo Alto Speedometer to ask if my
> original Smith unit can be
> > changed on the inside to run as an electronic
> unit, but that was just today.
> > Anyone have any experience with the Mallory unit
> and/or an electronic
> > tachometer in their TR?
>
> Answers: yes and yes.
>
> With the Mallory, you'll be amazed how steady your
> ignition can be. I
> thought my timing gun was broken because the timing
> was that solid when I
> installed the first unit on one of my cars. NO
> IGNITION FLUTTER ANYWHERE
> ON THE USABLE RPM RANGE. Try getting a Lucas 22d to
> do that!
>
> I'm a very big advocate of the Mallory upgrade. It
> works _and_ you can
> tune it! What more can you ask for. It's not a "set
> it and forget it"
> setup (hint - always carry a couple of extra
> condensors), but it's very
> robust and works fine - I have two of these, one in
> the race car and one
> in the street car. The street car has more than 15k
> miles and I'm still on
> the first set of points! (Quick... where's some wood
> to knock on. :-))
>
> As far as the tach thing, there are several
> companies that can convert to
> electronic. I used www.gaugeguys.com, they're a
> Smith's repair depot. It
> was about $200 for the conversion, but the work is
> top notch. Quick
> turnaround too.
>
> Regarding the Mallory dizzy, if you have the
> option... think about buying
> the Unilite version - then you don't have to worry
> about points and (more
> likely) condensor failure. They are pricey, but
> worth the money.
>
> > Andy
> >
> > CD6746L
>
> regards,
> rml
>
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