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My TR250 has a Pertronix and runs fine, I have some mild modifications, =
I was running consistent 16.7 second quarter miles last year, I think =
Road and Track had tested them at 17.9 new. No miss or lack of power =
that I am aware of.
Greg Lemon
TR250
----- Original Message -----=20
From: McGaheyRx@aol.com=20
To: fishplate@gmail.com=20
Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net=20
Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2015 1:36 PM
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. =
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 TR250 has a Pertronix and runs fine, I have some mild =
modifications, I=20
was running consistent 16.7 second quarter miles last year, I think Road =
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Track had tested them at 17.9 new. No miss or lack of power that I =
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<DIV>Greg Lemon</DIV>
<DIV>TR250</DIV>
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<A title=3DMcGaheyRx@aol.com=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, April 09, 2015 =
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [TR] Distributor =
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<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>In a message dated 4/9/2015 12:26:59 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, =
<A=20
href=3D"mailto:fishplate@gmail.com";>fishplate@gmail.com</A> =
writes:</DIV>
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<DIV class=3Dgmail_extra>Interesting that he says " I WILL NOT =
install a=20
Pertronix in a TR6 and will do everything in my power to talk you =
into using=20
points!!!"</DIV>
<DIV class=3Dgmail_extra><BR></DIV>
<DIV class=3Dgmail_extra>I wonder why?</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </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> </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> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>It so happens that I own a chassis dyno and literally less than =
an hour=20
ago 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=20
and has no miss anywhere in the power band and has a nearly flat =
air/fuel=20
curve. Time is money around here, so there is no way I'm going to put =
points=20
in this distributor to test Jeff's claim - this car runs great, so its =
going=20
home with the pertronix in it. We have had many TR6s on =
this dyno -=20
only a few with Pertronix in them, but I have seen no evidence of =
misfire in=20
any of them </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>There are many "experts" in our hobby. Some may be wrong, but =
none are in=20
doubt. ;-)</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Cheers,</DIV>
<DIV>Jack Mc</DIV></FONT>
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