Nappa still has distributor caps for TR6 that have copper contacts in their
premium brand.. About $20.00
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>
To: "James Henningsen" <trguy@cfl.rr.com>
Cc: <6pack@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 11:58 AM
Subject: Re: New Distributor
> On Sun, 21 Jan 2007, James Henningsen wrote:
>
>> Is there a new Mallory distributor for the TR6 that is a bolt-in? I am
>> ready for a new unit and wondered if there is such an animal out there.
>> Also, does it have a mechanical tach fitting or do I need to switch to an
>> aftermarket tach?
>
> You can use the Mallory 6-cylinder version that Moss, TRF and others sell.
> It's a "23 seriies". You get it sans the drive dog, so you have to machine
> it to accepet the roll pin to hold in the drive dog. This is a precision
> operation, so you should get a machine shop to do it if possible. The
> distributor has not been available with a mechanical tach drive since the
> early '90's, if memory serves. Therefore, you need to either get a cheap
> tach or you can convert your existing tach to electrical. One source for
> the conversion is www.gaugeguys.com, DBA "APT Instruments" in MN. I've
> used them and they do good work and have reasoinable turn-around.
>
> The 23 series is the dual point setup.
>
> If you want a modern "non-points" dizzy, you need to go the Mallory
> Unilite setup. Again, this is available from Moss and others. It is a lot
> more expensive, but you never have to worry about points again. I can't
> find my notes on the matter, but I was able to determine the Mallory part
> number for this setup and I looked at Jegs/Summit racing and other web
> auto aftermarket vendors and find the unit for under $400 by shopping
> around. Again - no tach drive, so you have to look at an aftermarket tach
> or the conversion thing.
>
> The neat thing about the Mallory? Well, besides being adjustable in terms
> of total mechanical advance, you can also re-curve to pretty much anything
> (a whole bag of springs costs $20 or $30 from Summit), you can also get
> caps from anyone that sells aftermarket ignition stuff (like Summit and
> Jegs and others) and THE ROTORS DON'T FALL APART AND THE CAPS HAVE REAL
> COPPER CONDUCTORS. Really.
>
> So, the answer to your question is NO, there is no bolt-in. However, with
> a bit of work and some $$$ you can get a huge improvement over the Lucas
> 22D.
>
>> Thanks in advance,
>>
>> Jim Henningsen
>
> regards,
> Bob "Do I like Mallory? - Oh yeah!" Lang
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