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engine swaps and other performance upgrades, plus "factory" and Costello V8s

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britcars
Phil Ossinger
New Brunswick, Canada
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Registered:
02/02/2009 07:58PM

Main British Car:
1977 MGB Roadster, Rover 3.5 ADVENTURE BEFORE DEMENTIA!

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Rover Ignition
Posted by: britcars
Date: November 02, 2010 08:55PM

I have a Rover 3.5 with the original distributor and Pertronix module. I think that the HEI distriutor from a 350 Buick will fit but I'm not sure about hood clearance. I don't have a distributor at hand to measure and try. Has anyone out there tried this? Thanks!


Bugeyev8
Brian Marshall
San Leandro CA
(32 posts)

Registered:
12/16/2008 08:53PM

Main British Car:
1960 Bugeye, 1974 MGB,Triumph TR8 1.2 115 Hp 1275 in the Bugeye, Nissan Ka24DE in MG

Re: Rover Ignition
Posted by: Bugeyev8
Date: November 04, 2010 03:05PM

the Buick 350 dist will fit, you will need to replace the intake bolt with a button head allen bolt


jimbb88
Jim Stuart
Maryland, USA
(47 posts)

Registered:
10/23/2007 07:43PM

Main British Car:
1966 MGB V8 conversion Rover 4.0 fuel injected

Re: Rover Ignition
Posted by: jimbb88
Date: November 09, 2010 10:13PM

The HEI dizzy will not clear the hood unless the engine is mounted very low and further back than normal.

I ran one for a while by spacing up the hood- looked terrible. Run the Pertronix and a MSD if you think you need more spark.
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