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> I came across a '91 SAAB 900 in one of the local salvage
> Auctions. I had a close look and the engine is definitely derived from
> the Dolomite/TR7. This engine was the 16V version that SAAB developed
> the heads for. NICE LOOKING piece of mechanics.
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> What can be done to relocate the distributor?
> My '91 Talon has a camshaft driven angle sensor which is much smaller
> than a distrubutor. If I were able to modify one of these dual coli
> systems, I could probably get away with the cam-angle sensor.
> Unfortunatly, I believe my ECU takes care of interpreting the angle
> sensor info into spark timing pulses to run the coils. Could such a
> system be bodged into working without the ECU?
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> Is anybody aware of a spark system that runs independently from the ECU
> and doesn't require a distributor to work?
>
> Somebody please tell me: Am I dreaming or is this practicle?
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Practicality is in the eye of the fabricator. This being at least a "C" series
engine, I'd suggest first looking at the mechanical aspects. This engine,
with the cam driven dizzy, radial oil pump and belt driven water pump no
longer has a jack shaft, or provisions for one. That's how far the design has
evolved. So, will a TR7 oil pan fit? Can you build a pickup? Will the backing
plate bolt up? How about engine mounts? I do believe the spot on the starboard
side of the block; where the TR7 "outrigger" bolts up; is now occupied by a
spin-on oil filter. Will the head even clear the TR7 strut tower? While I
work on both cars, I've never looked at them with the thought of conversion.
I do not know the answers to these questions, and probably a thousand more
before the project is done.
> Greg. (drooling over a 16V engine in his TR7!)
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> Internet: gall@ultrix.uleth.ca
Randy
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