TI distributor cap

[Jerry G.]

I have a late 65 FI car with TI. In the Tech and Judging Manual it says all ditributor caps were Delco-Remy Patent pending, with no "R". I was looking through the driveline and someone has a TI distributor cap for sale??? Was there a different cap for TI cars? Jerry

[Jack H.]

Re: TI distributor cap

Yes, non-FI cars used Delco-Remy D308 while FI cars used D310. Caps are identical in terms of markings. Difference is the FI/D310 cap has slightly shorter plug wire towers to generate clearance under the distributor shielding.

[Jerry G.]

Re: Did TI make a difference? *NM*

[Joe L.]

Re: Did TI make a difference?

Jerry----

No, for any given application TI caps were the same as non-TI caps.

[Robert C.]

Re: Did TI make a difference?

Maybe the guy is selling one of those brown colored one's?

[Mike M.]

Re: Did TI make a difference?

Bob: i agree. years ago the popular feeling was that the brown caps with brass terminals were TI +/or L-88 caps. Believe it was bill clupper who identified the brown caps as service replacements.mike

[Duke W.]

Re: Did TI make a difference?

I ran the TI system from the "12 mile L-88" on my SWC for about 5 years/50,000 miles and sold it to David Burroughs circa 1988 for installation back on the original car. I personally removed the TI system from said L-88 in 1967, and it had a brown distributor cap with copper terminals.

It was always my understanding until recently that all TI systems used this brown cap, but discussions on this board corrected my understanding, and I now understand that they were only OE on Corvettes with L-88 or ZL-1 options.

Duke

[Dale Osterman]

Brown TI Distributor Caps

I was sold one of these caps by a NCRS member. He indicated that this cap was correct for my 65 "396"! Was I bent over without the aid of lub? Say its not true. Dale

[Clem Z.]

Re: Did TI make a difference?

my 64,65 and 66 had the TI and all had black caps and suppresion plug wire even without a radio on my 65 396. the 68 and 69 L-88s that i worked on had the brown cap,copper contacts and if my memory serves me they also came with solid plug wire,orange packard 440.

[David D.]

Re: Did TI make a difference?

Clem, The early March/1966 built L72 convertible with TI, I special ordered in 1966, ORIGINALLY came with a BROWN cap with COPPER contacts from the factory.
FWIW, Dave

[Clem Z.]

Re: Did TI make a difference?

my 66 427 was delivered in jan of 66 but it had the std black cap.