Triumph Sports Cars

engine swaps and other performance upgrades, plus "factory" V8s (Stag and TR8)

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Icekottarinn
S. Markus Johannsson
Reykjavik, Iceland
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07/17/2011 07:47PM

Main British Car:
Triumph Spitfire Mark III 1968 1300

Control box - can I do without it, after engine swap?
Posted by: Icekottarinn
Date: July 27, 2012 05:55PM

Sorry for asking, but do I need the Control box after having swaped the engine? The new engine has its own harness.
This Control box ..comprises the voltage regulator and the cut-out.
Voltage regulator: regulates the voltage from the dynamo....
Cut-out: ...is really a automatic switch and connects the dynamo to the battery...


88v8
Ivor Duarte
Gloucestershire UK
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02/11/2010 04:29AM

Main British Car:
1974 Land Rover Lightweight V8

Re: Control box - can I do without it, after engine swap?
Posted by: 88v8
Date: July 28, 2012 04:47AM

If you have an alternator on the new engine, then no you don't need the control box. You could of course leave it for 'period flavour' and if you remove the innards, the cover provides a good place to hide your spare car keys.

Ivor


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