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JPM (John_308qv)
Junior Member
Username: John_308qv
Post Number: 104
Registered: 4-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, April 17, 2003 - 8:13 am: | |
Thanks for all the help. Contacted Ben Millermon about his system. He said he is swamped with requests and is about a mounth or so from taking any new orders. A tune-up needs to be done before the end of the month for an emissions test. Ordered 2 distributors from Evans @ $199 ea. Will look into Ben�s system later this year. It seems the way to go in the long run. Thanks again. John |
Frank Foster (Sparta49)
Member
Username: Sparta49
Post Number: 502
Registered: 3-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 15, 2003 - 7:07 am: | |
Mark, the 2valve cars can be retrofitted to accept the rotors from a QV or carbed car. It does reqire removal of the cam to changed the attachment point for the rotor |
Terry Springer (Tspringer)
Member
Username: Tspringer
Post Number: 451
Registered: 4-2002
| | Posted on Monday, April 14, 2003 - 4:15 pm: | |
Go Millermon with MSD. You get unrestriced timing adjustability, dirt cheap replacement parts, TONS more powerful spark, does not require drastic modifications to the car (can be put back to factory stock very quickly, is easier to tune and will run much better. All for about the same cost as 1 full rebuild / tune of the factory system. |
Mark (Markg)
Member
Username: Markg
Post Number: 447
Registered: 2-2001
| | Posted on Monday, April 14, 2003 - 3:10 pm: | |
I plan on doing the direct fire upgrade myself in near future, almost everyone who has done it says its a great improvement - and with an FI 2V engine I need all the help I can get!! |
Russ Turner (Snj5)
Junior Member
Username: Snj5
Post Number: 80
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Monday, April 14, 2003 - 1:41 pm: | |
FWIW
FChat guy Ben Millermon sells a single distributor conversion using an optical pickup and $10 cap for the 308 for about the same price as two OE Marrelli caps. Search for 'Milllermon single distributor'.
That's what I'm doing.
best
rt |
JPM (John_308qv)
Junior Member
Username: John_308qv
Post Number: 103
Registered: 4-2001
| | Posted on Monday, April 14, 2003 - 1:34 pm: | |
Thanks for the replies. Luckily, it's an 85 QV and the caps are still available. Checked into direct fire (up to $1500) a little too much right now. A few more ignition problems and the change might be in order. Looking at the old caps, it looks like there could be away to just change out the contact/set screw assemblies. Oh well. |
Mark (Markg)
Member
Username: Markg
Post Number: 442
Registered: 2-2001
| | Posted on Monday, April 14, 2003 - 1:26 pm: | |
The center carbon that contacts the rotor is available seperatley; if your caps are cracked or the electrodes are worn/grooved from rotor arc, probably not much you can do.
If you have a 2V injected car and your distributor rotors go bad your driving days are over (unless you do a direct fire ignition conversion). |
Manfred Heger (Mondi991)
New member
Username: Mondi991
Post Number: 22
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Monday, April 14, 2003 - 11:13 am: | |
Hi John, I�ve got the same problem, now I bought Two new 212,-- Euro per piece, what a price for such plastics?
Sorry I got no idea where to get rebuilded?
Regards
Manfred |
JPM (John_308qv)
Junior Member
Username: John_308qv
Post Number: 101
Registered: 4-2001
| | Posted on Monday, April 14, 2003 - 10:11 am: | |
Opps, I mean the distributor caps. Sorry. John |
JPM (John_308qv)
Junior Member
Username: John_308qv
Post Number: 100
Registered: 4-2001
| | Posted on Monday, April 14, 2003 - 10:10 am: | |
Does anyone know if the distributor's for a 308 can be rebuilt or am I stuck paying $200 plus for new ones. Thanks in advance for any help/advice. John |