[Fot] TR6 distributor question

[Water Rescue Chief]

Places like Nissonger, etc can put an electric tach
mechanism in your housing so that it looks the same,
but is electronic.  I had that done to my TR-3 tach
when I added the fuel injection.

John

On Wed, June 13, 2012 4:14 pm, Larry Young wrote:
> That looks like a neat unit with both mechanical and vacuum advance.
> Getting back to the tach drive question.  Does anyone offer an electric
> tach that would have the same appearance as an original?
> Larry
>
> On 6/12/2012 7:01 PM, Jim Gray wrote:
>> Jim,
>> I use the 1-2-3 distributor made in the Netherlands in the tr4. You can
>> pre-program the timing curve. Theyre a really nice piece of work but
>> pricey.
>>
>> http://www.123ignition.nl/
>> Then there's the Mallory Unilite which is even more pricey and then
>> there is the Pertronix under $ 200.00.
>> http://www.racingshift.com/index.php?auto=triumph&end=133191
>>
>> There is a big benefit in performance and reliability to going to one of
>> the
>> three.
>>
>> jim g
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: fot-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:fot-bounces at autox.team.net] On
>> Behalf Of sherry robyn
>> Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2012 5:10 PM
>> To: fot at autox.team.net
>> Subject: [Fot] TR6 distributor question
>>
>> In a TR6, I have a somewhat hotter cam (done by the PO so I don't know
>> any
>> particulars), triple 40 DCOE Webers, a Crane ignition system, and use
>> the
>> stock
>> distributor (advance and retard unhooked) with Petronix Ignitor and
>> Flame
>> Thrower coil with resistor wire converted to non-resistor type.  My
>> question is
>> ...would I benefit sufficiently powerwise by going to a non-stock
>> distributor
>> and if so, what is a good performance distributor for the TR6?
>> Thanks for any input.
>>
>> Jim
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