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TR2/3/3A 25D4 CSI Optimized Distributor

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I'm thinking about buying this for my 1959 TR3-A (TS43919L).

Anybody have any experience with this unit?

Pro's and Con's?

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For that kind of money, I'd get the 123Ignition programmable distributor. Order it directly from the Netherlands, and it's surprisingly cheap; even at US prices, it beats the CSI thingy. It's a beautifully made product, with digital advance. You can select the exact advance curve for your car or program your own. That should help optimize it for modern fuels.
 
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Can you elaborate. I'm a Structural Engineer but I know enough Electrical to be dangerous!

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I have one of these on my Porsche. I got it before the programmable one was available; today I would get the programmable. It is pre-programmed with all the Porsche 912 advance curves, selectable by a switch. I am considering one for my TR4A.

If the programmability is intimidating, just get the standard one; there should be an appropriate advance curve already in it. Or, I think you could simply select the standard curve, then modify it as desired with the programming feature. Beyond that, it's just a direct replacement for the standard distributor.

Being a structural engineer ain't shabby. I'm an electrical engineer, but I don't know squat about structures.
 
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Steve,

Thanks for taking the time to educate me.

I'm continuing to do more research (you know how engineer's minds operate).

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