V8S distributor - are all RV8 the same?

[Top Gear TVR]

I’m looking to replace my distributor but I can’t be sure whether all of the RV8 distributors are the same, does anyone know?

[trev4]

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.

[Top Gear TVR]

I’d love to go the full thing but at £2k I’m not in a position to do it this year

[v8s4me]

When I had my rolling road session with Mark Adams he set the advance to 28 Degrees BTDC @ 4KRPM. If your dizzy can give that degree of advance then you'll probably be OK with it.

[Boosted LS1]

^ Why £2k, is that the fitted price? What would you pay for the ecu and a flying loom?

[GreenV8S]

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.

[Top Gear TVR]

v8s4me said:

When I had my rolling road session with Mark Adams he set the advance to 28 Degrees BTDC @ 4KRPM. If your dizzy can give that degree of advance then you'll probably be OK with it.

I have a stealth cam and f-150 injectors which meddles with matters a bit.

[Top Gear TVR]

v8s4me said:

When I had my rolling road session with Mark Adams he set the advance to 28 Degrees BTDC @ 4KRPM. If your dizzy can give that degree of advance then you'll probably be OK with it.

I have a stealth cam and f-150 injectors which meddles with matters a bit.

[zombeh]

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.

[Boosted LS1]

The Mallory Unilites a nice dizzy. Very user friendly and adjustable. That's if they still make it.

[v8s4me]

Top Gear TVR said:

....I have a stealth cam and f-150 injectors which meddles with matters a bit.

Try and get hold of Mark Adams. See what he suggests and book a rolling road session with him. That should get the best out of what you have.

[spitfire4v8]

Boosted LS1 said:

^ Why £2k, is that the fitted price? What would you pay for the ecu and a flying loom?

Fully fitted and mapped drive in drive out from me is 1895.00 so at 2k you'd have a bit of fuel money left for a couple of hoons too!