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Triumph TR6 - Lucas or Delco distributor

Hello,

I own a '75 TR6 with a lucas distributor and it needs distributor overhaul, normal as it's only 30 years old. I found someone selling 2 models of distributor, old brand new stock...
A Delco-Remy and a Lucas. I do not know the best choice between these two regarding performance.

Thanks for your help..

JGC
J. G. Catford

The TR6 was only fitted with Lucas units. My guess is that the Delco unit is for a GT6 application if it is a points/condensor distributor. Many of the herald based cars used Delco distributors instead of Lucas. If it is a modified Delco HEI unit, tell me more. I have had the thought of modifying a Delco HEI distributor and running it in TR applications.
SteveP

Steve- I have also had those same thoughts and have talked to people about feasability. They all nixed the idea and said stick to the Dark side and add EI. I am not deterred from this Quest!
Don
DON KELLY

What kind of Tacometer drive provisions do Delcos have? Remember the tac is driven off the distributer.
skikir

Never said that I was interested in maintaining the mechanical tach drive. Tachs can be converted to electrical or replaced with other types.
SteveP

Hi Steve

Moss Motors list a couple Mallory distributors, spendy but worth looking at.
Curt Anderson

Dual points, Not for me. Thanks
Don
DON KELLY

Same here, from the been there, done that files; dual points are more trouble than they are worth. The advantages of the Delco HEI are that they are:

1) they work well
2) rather reliable
3) reasonably inexpensive
4) you can get stuff for them just about anywhere in North America
Stevep

ùùsteve,

Are you shure you could get parts everywhere. A friend owns a Spit with a Delco dist. and it is a pain in neck to find parts for it. As I understood in my case it is a point type delco distributor.

Thanks,

JGC
J. G. Catford

Hello JGC,
Why not just get your original distributor rebuilt and performanced tested?
Bob
RJS Sarama

JGC

I highly recommend a rebuild, Rob Samara rebuilds and then completes a full set up for you. It made a big difference on my 76 6

bob
Bob Craske

I was referring to Delco H(igh)E(nergy)I(gnition) distributors, the Delco distributors used in the Spitfires, Heralds, Vitesses and GT used points and predate the HEI distributors. By the time BL went the pointless ignition route in the Spitfires, they used the Lucas Opus system (Hall effect triggering with an amplifier). The 1975 Spitfires (and MG Midget 1500s) had the amplifier fitted to the distributor. These had a high failure rate due to overheating of the amplifier. For 1976 and later plus a replacement distributors for the 1975 cars, the amplifier box was moved from the distributor to the shelf with the master cylinders.
Stevep

Bob Craske
Who is Rob Samara?
IMHO, I would think a rebuild would do. Then add the Pertronix.
Rick C
Rick Crawford

Hi,

Yes a rebuilt one will be fine but it is always a costly matter to send it to the states.

JGC
J. G. Catford

Rick

Rob S is a genius in ?ohio who spends has a side hobby of rebuilding and tuning Lucas distributors...his link is above as well as in another thread

bob
Bob Craske

This thread was discussed between 26/07/2005 and 02/08/2005

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