Hi Chuck.
Mine is a road car. It has a 5 speed box and there really is not much
point in taking it beyond about 6K anyway,
Well, OK, maybe 6.5K when I am showing off!
- so I am hoping this set up will do for me.
And, did I mention what it cost me?
Zilch.
And that is zilch in both dollars and GBP !!
Why, Mr Clarici would be impressed!
Guy
----- Original Message -----
From "Charles Christ" <cfchrist at earthlink.net>
To: "Guy Weller" <guy@weller-lakes.freeserve.co.uk>;
<midgetsprite@yahoogroups.com>
Cc: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: 09 February 2003 18:34
Subject: Re: [midgetsprite] Re: Gone electronic! aka Guy goes modern!
:)
> we yanked the lucas centrifugal advance dist. from our morgan race
car and
> put in a complete lucas unit. it is smooth but i can not figure the
advance
> / retard that is programed into the electronic box. we are good up
to
> around 6500-6600 rpm range and then it starts to fall off a bit and
just
> before 7,000rpm range it reall stumbles. the stock performance
point dizzy
> in the morgan had such bad bushing wear and it had horrible wear
between the
> shaft and point cam that the dwell was all over the place wich is
why we
> chose to try the electronic option.
> we had no rpm range restriction with points so it is definitly the
> electronics of the lucas unit . just no response to our requests
for any
> info on the advance or retard or for that much if there is a RPM
range
> restriction buit in to the unit.
>
> chuck.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Guy Weller" <guy@weller-lakes.freeserve.co.uk>
> To: <midgetsprite@yahoogroups.com>
> Cc: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2003 1:25 PM
> Subject: Re: [midgetsprite] Re: Gone electronic! aka Guy goes
modern! :)
>
>
> > Right good friends!
> > Went for the "blast" to check out this new electronic set up. What
a
> > difference!! It is very noticably smoother at all revs, but very
> > noticable at low down when just pottering along. It just ticks ov
er
> > with no engine snatch or hesitancy at all. One can even pull away
> > from standstill without touching the accelarator, just gently ease
up
> > the clutch and off she goes!
> > And, at the top end those orange and red segments come up on the
tach
> > without any discernable misfire at all, and all oh so smooooth!
> > As you can tell I am dead chuffed!
> >
> > The electronic kit I used came directly off a late A+ engined
Metro
> > 1275 Vanden Plas. This had the same set up as the non turbo
version
> > of the MG Metro sold in the UK (but not I think in the USA?). The
A+
> > block is slightly altered from the A series, and the drive shaft
and
> > clamping arrangement for the later distributer is different.
Hence
> > the reference to some gentle engineering ( use of a friend's lathe
> > helped here).
> >
> > The dizzy internals are quite different. Gone are points and
> > condenser. Now I have a 4 pronged rotating chopper (sorry to
boast
> > about that!) a sensor coil and an electronic "black box" module.
> > Nothing to adjust, set up or wear out. And no, Rob it isn't
SparkRite,
> > Crane or PerTronix, its.....Da Dahhh!... LUCAS!!!!
> >
> >
> > I guess I may have upset one or two purists, but the kit is from
the
> > same "stable" and anyway, its MY car!!
> >
> > Hope everyone has enjoyed their weekend as much as I have!
> >
> > Guy
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