V8S distributor - are all RV8 the same?
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Unfortunately not it seems. I sold mine to a fellow owner after getting the amount of advance checked by Mat the buyer wasn't happy he thought there should be more advance,
I offered to reimburse him but didn't hear back. Perhaps speak to Mat about it, my advice would be go Emerald. I thought my car was running well but was really surprised be the difference.
Just to say my distributer came from TVR car parts.
I offered to reimburse him but didn't hear back. Perhaps speak to Mat about it, my advice would be go Emerald. I thought my car was running well but was really surprised be the difference.
Just to say my distributer came from TVR car parts.
Top Gear TVR said:
I’m looking to replace my distributor
Why?Top Gear TVR said:
I can’t be sure whether all of the RV8 distributors are the same
They are not all the same - Land Rover have used many different distributors with this engine over the years. The V8S engine is a 'Range Rover Classic 3.9'. This used the Lucas 35DLM8 distributor and as far as I know all V8S use this. There are many aftermarket replacements available so after all these years you may see variations on a few cars.I'd have thought each different cam and compression ratio has a different set of weights, springs and base plate and there are probably a few vacuum units too.
So probably 6 or 7 different versions of it at least?
Mine had had the max advance adjusted on the baseplate with a grinder so definitely wasn't the same as anything available off the shelf.
So probably 6 or 7 different versions of it at least?
Mine had had the max advance adjusted on the baseplate with a grinder so definitely wasn't the same as anything available off the shelf.
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