bsa_m21 Martin Rothman Vancouver, Canada (216 posts) Registered: 01/06/2009 11:41AM Main British Car: 1980 TR7V8 Rover 3.9L |
Re: Rover distributor
Depends on how old it is. There was a Lucas points version (35D8) and later a HEI with an external amplifier (35DLM8).
The HEI does not require a computer. However, it does have it's quirks. The amplifier is well known to fail, but is easy to swap for a gm remote amp. Also, I seem to remember that it does some weird stuff at higher rpm's. You would be better off with a Buick HEI or an electronic conversion. More info at: [www.britishv8.org] [forum.britishv8.org] [forum.britishv8.org] M. |
bsa_m21 Martin Rothman Vancouver, Canada (216 posts) Registered: 01/06/2009 11:41AM Main British Car: 1980 TR7V8 Rover 3.9L |
Re: Rover distributor
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Re: Rover distributor
I don’t like the Pertronix unit for the Buick, used one before and had a lot of problems with it. I also used one in a big block Ford and it was great, a completely different setup, much simpler.
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MGBV8 Carl Floyd Kingsport, TN (4511 posts) Registered: 10/23/2007 11:32PM Main British Car: 1979 MGB Buick 215 |
Re: Rover distributor
Just for the record, I have been running a PerTronix Ignitor module in my Buick 215 distributor for 16+ years without any issues.
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joe_padavano Joseph Padavano Northern Virginia (156 posts) Registered: 02/15/2010 03:49PM Main British Car: 1962 F-85 Deluxe wagon 215 Olds |
Re: Rover distributor
Just for the record, "HEI" is the brand name for GM's coil-in-cap distributor. A Pertronix electronic conversion, or an aftermarket electronic distributor is not "HEI", it's just an electronic distributor or an electronic trigger conversion. Any small block Buick distributor will work.
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BlownMGB-V8 Jim Blackwood 9406 Gunpowder Rd., Florence, KY 41042 (6468 posts) Registered: 10/23/2007 12:59PM Main British Car: 1971 MGB Blown,Injected,Intercooled Buick 340/AA80E/JagIRS |
Re: Rover distributor
Yes, and I can confirm that you can even use a Pertronix as the pickup in a crank trigger arrangement by mounting small magnets in the trigger wheel. BTDT. It will happily drive a coil directly in such an application, allowing you to use the distributor only for direction of the sparks. (and to drive the oil pump if needed.) You could also use it to supply a strong and stable tach signal to an aftermarket COP or EDIS but seems a bit overkill for that.
Jim |