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Thanks for the advice. I set the rev limit to 2500 and it certainly works!! It is now at 7000 and I have a 'spare' bucket that is being used at the lower end of the rev range to assist with the tickover when cold.

Hi Jeff. I am curious, you have 30 deg. advance at 500 rpm. Is there a risk of a detonation? 30 is quite a lot of advance at 500 rpm. I have trouble with stalling at idle when the engine is cold, and I am thinking about trying your anti-stall method. It seems OK. I got the idea from a Renault ignit...

hi , i am thinking of fitting this system to my sprint and and wondering how you overcame fitting the plug leads to the ford coil as the sprint has those long tubes , i've recently fitted magnecor leads and hope to utilse them as they were 65 quid! Hi, I just cut the covers off the Ford items and d...

Is this feature implemented using the "Additional Configurable Outputs" rev limit option? Note that I have the 2nd generation hardware, rather than the latest version.

You can also try mine. It has inbuilt idle control and rev limiter. Mine is for a 3.5 litre. The 36 degree max is under load. My under load figure goes to 36: http://www.autosportlabs.org/viewtopic.php?t=1270 This webpage shows that the Rover V8 can go to 38 degrees - this is under load. It mentions...

You can use the rev limit to retard the ignition to 0 degrees. It does the same thing as your map and saves an rpm site. I want to keep my system as simple as possible and dismissed any rev limit add-ons. I also use my existing distributor (with a 1K resistor replacing the coil) to drive the rev co...

I have re-done the timing and have uploaded it for posterity

Note the anti-stall and the rev-limit timing buckets.

I finally put the car on the 'original' rolling road and can confirm that by only changing the ignition system I gained a 2.5% increase in torque - now 198lbft. The max power output was inconclusive due to my errors in timing.

Can anyone analyse this log, is it good? Is rpm_accel = rpm change in one second? Car weighs around 3000lbs. Any idea of power and torque? Time rpm vac adv rpmacel mph 36.6 1288 92 19 490 13.5 36.9 1469 94 21 512 15.4 37.1 1640 95 19 592 17.2 37.3 1795 96 19 617 18.8 37.6 1959 97 20 673 20.6 37.8 21...

I was wondering the same thing with the black spacers! :) That is one sturdy bracket- nice installation too. A v8 powered TR7 sounds like a ton of fun! Look and 'hear' for yourself, the car pre-megajolt. Hopefully the new ignition will help out at the 5K+ rpm: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abuC4ce...

Excellent, that VR sensor bracket is a really good guide for other people on what they should be using. In the pic of the VR bracket as installed, what are the black sections between the washers (block side of the bracket)? Surely not rubber vibration dampers!! Nope, definitely not :shock: . They a...

MartinM wrote:Excellent!

And I think you win the prize for "the most rigid and rustiest VR mounting bracket in the world"

Thanks.

I should have painted it, but I am sure it will soon be covered in 'protective' oil. As you might have noticed, it does leak a bit!

I have already fitted one to a TR7 16V as mentioned here: http://www.autosportlabs.org/viewtopic.php?t=756 As I also had a TR7V8, how could I leave it out :) http://mjjfar.servehttp.com/triumph/images/planview.jpg The triggerwheel came from http://www.trigger-wheels.com/rv8 and I had the other brack...

>Did you make some kind of spacer to go between >the trigger wheel and the crank pulley, >to stop the trigger wheel pressing against >the rubber part? No. I decided that is wasn't a problem :-) Make sure you bolt onto the inner part of the crank pulley. >Do you have a drawing of the trigger mounting...

Thanks for sharing the information. It looks like a simple angle bracket is OK for the trigger sensor. What I am not sure about is how you mounted the trigger wheel - is it welded or bolted? Also, can you tell us the alignment of the 'cut out' with respect to the TDC markings on the pulley? It seems...