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Re: [TR] Distributor help

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Subject: Re: [TR] Distributor help
From: "dave n" <dave@ranteer.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2015 08:53:19 -0500
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my tr6 runs great!  pertronix and all.  using a dizzy, which, btw, he =
rebuilt some years ago

From: McGaheyRx@aol.com=20
Sent: Thursday, April 9, 2015 1:36 PM
To: fishplate@gmail.com=20
Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net=20
Subject: Re: [TR] Distributor help



In a message dated 4/9/2015 12:26:59 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, =
fishplate@gmail.com writes:
  Interesting that he says " I WILL NOT install a Pertronix in a TR6 and =
will do everything in my power to talk you into using points!!!"

  I wonder why?



I asked Jeff @ Advanced Distributors that very same "why" question just =
yesterday because I saw it on the website and thought this represented a =
new position for him.
here is his response:

"RFI noise from plugs wires causes a misfire and I see it on the dyno.=20
Put in points, gain power. Its a repetitive issue I see with insanely=20
great regularity.
Jeff"


It so happens that I own a chassis dyno and literally less than an hour =
ago had a customer TR6 on the dyno with a distributor rebuild by =
Advanced Distributors with a Pertronix ignitor in it. The car makes =
really good power and has no miss anywhere in the power band and has a =
nearly flat air/fuel curve. Time is money around here, so there is no =
way I'm going to put points in this distributor to test Jeff's claim - =
this car runs great, so its going home with the pertronix in it.  We =
have had many TR6s on this dyno - only a few with Pertronix in them, but =
I have seen no evidence of misfire in any of them=20

There are many "experts" in our hobby. Some may be wrong, but none are =
in doubt.  ;-)

Cheers,
Jack Mc
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<DIV>my tr6 runs great!&nbsp; pertronix and all.&nbsp; using a dizzy, =
which,=20
btw, he rebuilt some years ago</DIV>
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<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, April 9, 2015 1:36 PM</DIV>
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<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [TR] Distributor help</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 4/9/2015 12:26:59 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,=20
fishplate@gmail.com writes:</DIV>
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  <DIV class=3Dgmail_extra>Interesting that he says " I WILL NOT install =
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  Pertronix in a TR6 and will do everything in my power to talk you into =
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  points!!!"</DIV>
  <DIV class=3Dgmail_extra>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV class=3Dgmail_extra>I wonder why?</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>I asked Jeff @ Advanced Distributors that very same "why" question =
just=20
yesterday because I saw it on the website and thought this represented a =
new=20
position for him.</DIV>
<DIV>here is his response:</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>"RFI noise from plugs wires causes a misfire and I see it on the =
dyno.=20
<BR>Put in points, gain power. Its a repetitive issue I see with =
insanely=20
<BR>great regularity.<BR>Jeff"</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>It so happens that I own a chassis dyno and literally less than an =
hour ago=20
had a customer TR6 on the dyno with a distributor rebuild by Advanced=20
Distributors with a Pertronix ignitor in it. The car makes really good =
power and=20
has no miss anywhere in the power band and has a nearly flat air/fuel =
curve.=20
Time is money around here, so there is no way I'm going to put points in =
this=20
distributor to test Jeff's claim - this car runs great, so its going =
home with=20
the pertronix in it.&nbsp; We have had many TR6s on this dyno - only a =
few with=20
Pertronix in them, but I have seen no evidence of misfire in any of them =
</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>There are many "experts" in our hobby. Some may be wrong, but none =
are in=20
doubt.&nbsp; ;-)</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>Cheers,</DIV>
<DIV>Jack Mc</FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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