Stewart Vacher Posted February 5, 2018 Report Share Posted February 5, 2018 Hi Guys, I'm looking for some advice on replacing the worn distributor on my GT6 Mk3 with a new/refurbished electronic one. I have seen a couple of option on ebay that come with the cable tachometer drive I need. These have either a Powespark or Accuspark electronic ignition. Does anyone have any experience with these system? I have also considered he option of having my original distributor refurbished through the club shop, but this has both time and cost drawbacks. Any advice would greatly appreciated. Stewart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted February 5, 2018 Report Share Posted February 5, 2018 horses for courses , not used either, only aldon and lumention, ( think club shop source via H & H ) many on here have , my guess is accuspark is more favoured, there were reports of some low end units not having the trigger magnets equally spaced but no clues to uphold or disclaim that idea . pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougbgt6 Posted February 5, 2018 Report Share Posted February 5, 2018 37 minutes ago, Pete Lewis said: rmy guess is accuspark is more favoured, That's because Accuspark £30, Aldon £120. I have Aldon it works very well, they were very good supplying me a spare part when I broke the original. Many in our area have Accuspark, no complaints. Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 5, 2018 Report Share Posted February 5, 2018 I have a proper Accuspark electronic dizzy & coil for the Alpine and have converted the Vitesse dizzy to electronic using the Simonbbc conversion + Lucas Sports Coil. Have to say that at the moment and with a few years plus many K of miles behind the cars the upgrades are functioning without any issues - long may that continue. As Pete and Doug state, horses for courses and no complaints. Regards. Richard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Posted February 5, 2018 Report Share Posted February 5, 2018 I bought a new accuspark dizzy , so far it works fine . Couldn’t believe the price much cheaper than other versions . mk2 Vitesse Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted February 5, 2018 Report Share Posted February 5, 2018 My only concern is are the new ones supplied with the correct advance curves? do they list different for MK1,2 early and late MK3??? If not it could be a close average curve. If you have yours rebuilt by H+H it will be correctly calibrated, I believe they do each one individually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Posted February 5, 2018 Report Share Posted February 5, 2018 Hi Stewart if you do go down the Accuspark route dont buy their spark plugs - been there got the T shirt Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AidanT Posted February 5, 2018 Report Share Posted February 5, 2018 For a refurb and using their own electronic ignition system I can recommend H&H I had a full rebuild from them plus electronic system fitted - just send it to them pay the bill and re-fit on return Simples! Aidan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted February 5, 2018 Report Share Posted February 5, 2018 +1 on that, I had the GT6 dizzy rebuilt with full electronics by H+H and new bearings etc. and it's running superbly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Posted February 5, 2018 Report Share Posted February 5, 2018 I bought the new Lucas electronic dizzy from the club shop. Not started it yet but they ask specifically what year to be sure of the correct curves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stewart Vacher Posted February 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2018 Thanks to all for your responses. As you say Pete 'Horses for Courses'. Being a bit on the 'Tight' side, I think I will go down the ebay/Accuspark route and see how I get on. I can always revert to the old one if I get any problems. I'll let you know if I get any issues. Stewart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted February 6, 2018 Report Share Posted February 6, 2018 even if the spec is a little vague its got to be better than the whole thing being worn past its best and in no state of achieving its specification yes let us all know , pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Posted February 6, 2018 Report Share Posted February 6, 2018 Out of interest how much do companies like Distributor Doctor charge for refurbing Lucas / Delco didtributors Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AidanT Posted February 6, 2018 Report Share Posted February 6, 2018 My refurb on a Telco was around the 160 mark that was a full rebuild plus the electronics plus postage. It was a few years ago now Aidan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglefire Posted February 6, 2018 Report Share Posted February 6, 2018 1 hour ago, Paul H said: Out of interest how much do companies like Distributor Doctor charge for refurbing Lucas / Delco didtributors Paul About £260 exchange for a Lucas (for a Spitfire). No exchange, then add another £70 or so for the core. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted February 7, 2018 Report Share Posted February 7, 2018 H+H charged me £160 for the GT6 Delco model, but it was really worth the expense. I also got a Lucas version rebuilt as a backup. (Had sold a few bits on eBay so was feeling flush lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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