Alex(Tenerife)
True Classic
Sorry could have sworn I saw it in stock, my mistake
Distributor options
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Got distributor and fits in with no clearance issues but what I didn't realise I need a module so can anybody help and tell me what I need to get this to work module ,coil wiring etc thanks .
Bobkat
1979 x1/9
Do not go this route. Based on the too good to be true thread I tried one. Spent good part of a season trying to get the X to run better, jetting, carb rebuilds, reporting vacucm lines, on and on. Turns out it was this style of Dizzy. Was seized enough that I could not turn it by hand, difficult to turn it with vice grips. Poor 1.5 was loosing most of its HP to turning the dizzy. Put the old one back in and boom runs like a dream. Can't wait for injectors and coil over plugs and an ecu.
Dr.Jeff
True Classic
Great feedback! As far as I can remember, this is the first time anyone has actually tried it and come back with some results. Although that could also mean the others had no issues with theirs? But that would be typical of inexpensive parts - a lack of consistency...some are good, some not.
kmead
Old enough to know better
Marelli used the GM module on Plex and other systems which has four pins and ground. It requires a heat sink with thermal paste to ensure it can dissipate the heat generated.
I haven’t been able to locate any collateral information about this distributor. My apologies, I am very little help on this.
Bobkat
1979 x1/9
For the groups information this is the distributor than does not turn. Must have started at 500km of use.
Ics19
belle macchine!
I'm interested in this mod too, do you know what the difference is between the GX, BX and FX versions? Is the height exactly the same? What's the donor cap that you now need for a side entry as they seem to come with a top entry for Uno use? I'm guessing the pickup uses the same module/coil setup as found on 124 etc which might well be more available. I.e the 4 pin ignition module type with matching suitable impedance coil and as @kmead says the module needs to be well heatsink'ed. The AEI200 coil/ module pack springs to mind as the stock part, but you may well need to build it from separate bits if it's the one.
fiatfactory
Steve Cecchele
If this style of distributor is a real Marelli made unit , and has the Magneti Marelli symbol cast into the alloy body then they work just fine...
However, as per the "too good to be true" thread, there are poorly made chinese copies being sold online via ebay and some US based vendors...
these are the ones to steer away from as the failure rate is very high. These do not have any manufacturers mark or country of manufacture cast into the alloy, caveat emptor.
SteveC
fiatfactory
Steve Cecchele
you will not only need an ICM and its heatsink, you'll also need the correct coil to do the job. (if you want everything to last)
SteveC
Thanks for the heads up on that one good to know i remember chasing a misfire on a tvr once ended up being a cheap rotor arm replaced with a genuine lucas one and all good
Has far has i know the 810 gx and fx have shorter body the others are longer mine fits with cap supplied top entry. Thanks everyone for your help just need to order small black four pin module and square coil then ill let you know how it goes.
Bobkat
1979 x1/9
One thing I have learned from my business partner is when swapping out these sorts of components take the time to put similar connectors on both the new parts and the original parts. If you look at the broke dizzy pic I posted with a universal SAE connector. For me to go back to OEM it was a 5 min job. I was only swapping them to get vacuum advance will I was diagnosing a no start issue and was replacing everything starting with plugs and wires. Turned out the PO had installed a Ferrari cam pulley 180 degrees out and that took me a while to figure out.
Someone told me that if you have working original ignition parts or can fix them on these that is always the best. But I also have been converting bike builds to Hall sensor dizzys and coil over/coil near packs. That would be the way to go if you were replacing everything with an upgrade.
Someone told me that if you have working original ignition parts or can fix them on these that is always the best. But I also have been converting bike builds to Hall sensor dizzys and coil over/coil near packs. That would be the way to go if you were replacing everything with an upgrade.
kmead
Old enough to know better
Presuming you have a Plex electronic distributor, I believe this will assist you in wiring it up. Make sure you place the GM module onto a heat sink with heat transfer paste so you don’t burn up the chip. (This is the same paste used for computers so you can get it from one of those sorts of shops)
kmead
Old enough to know better
You may want to read through this thread:
Electronic ignition choice
son’s 79X now has a rebuilt Bosch distributor from Cardone as well as the upgraded module soldered in the old casing. My question is, should we continue with this choice or use the Marelli distributor in the pictures without the external vacuum advance that we found in his parts car (74’X 1300)...
xwebforums.com
If you can find the 124 heat sink and coil you could use that in your install.
kmead
Old enough to know better
Perhaps a pic of what you actually have if we haven’t answered your question.
I would think if you are using the GM/Plex module, it would wire up in the same way as the image I posted.