Classic Jaguar

V12 IGNITION SYSTEM CONVERSIONS

he acknowledged weak point of all V12 pre-HE models, both carburettor and fuel injected, has been the Lucas Opus electronic ignition system. So much so, the epithet ‘Opless was coined! The major issue was (and still is) reliability, but added to that, an intrinsic lack of power in the form of ‘spark energy’ is another shortcoming. Many

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