I liked the simplicity of the Mallory dual points with total loss battery,
though I admit to a few embarassing incidents when the battery went flat. When
Tony took over maintenance of Peyote he went immediately to a pertronix unit,
which I had abandoned feeling they need more than the 12 or less volts of a
total loss system under load. Of course they worked fine for him. He also
added an alternator, which has been a bit of a mixed bag. When you rev
fequently to 7K the vibrations are tough on alternator mounts. Slowing the
alternator helps, but it's still a heavy weight on the far end of a system
that's shaking like a cheap blender.
The bottom line with Peyote is that under Tony's care I've broken all my
personal lap records at every track I run at, every year. And the car runs
flawlessly. I know damned well it's not the driver getting better.
On Oct 21, 2012, at 9:48 AM, Tony and Annie Garmey <horizonracing@msn.com>
wrote:
> Hi There; The mix of bits I use with success is :malloy alloy dist.
> pertronixMSD 6AL Digital. (rev limiter)Taylor 8mm wires. Although not
> perfect, The parts are fairly easy to get, Not tooo costly and most
important
> to me..they work ! The dist. will go about 2 seasons before they need a
> basic refresh/rebuild. The advance weight bushings fail (plastic). The
malloy
> rotors are weak. Carry a spare ! Also, the CSRG folks do not allow MSD
ign.,
> so the box is placed in a discreet location..... painted black. I guess
they
> don't want the BIG RED box to be seen...or something like that. I'm also
> interested in what other racers are using. CheersTony Garmey
>> From: Gt6steve@aol.com
>> Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2012 11:45:50 -0400
>> To: sjanzen@me.com; fot@autox.team.net
>> Subject: Re: [Fot] Best distributor/ignition for TR4
>>
>> We've seen some strange maladies with the Mallory Electronics. I don't
>> think you can beat the points Mallory for performance and reliability.
>>
>> For the Herald based cars you order the Jag distributor. Not sure if the
>> TR4's are the same....
>>
>>
>> In a message dated 10/20/2012 8:29:02 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
>> sjanzen@me.com writes:
>>
>> The folks at Electromotive tell me the very elegant crank triggered
>> ignition on my EP TR4 is not firing correctly throughout the rpm range.
As
> I may
>> take this car back to vintage, I'm looking for a distributor-based
>> replacement. So, should it be Mallory with electronic guts, given
reported
> quality
>> issues with Lucas replacement caps, etc? Other thoughts? And, if you
>> have a known good set-up you want to sell, let me know.
>>
>> Sent from my mobile device
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