What are people using to replace their Digiplex?

You can send them out to be repair/replace. Somebody here has done it and knows where and who I’m talking about. Sorry I don’t have contact info.

 

When David had a shop up north he rebuilt my 1982 308GTSi boxes. To the modified European spec. Including a soft rev limiter. Perfect ever since. I also replaced the 3 pick ups, and coils. Runs like champ ever since. David now is in Florida…. Try reaching out to him.

David Feinberg
Sarasota Italian Garage
Lakewood Ranch, 4234 Solutions Lane, Bradenton, FL 34211
(603) 493-1696

 

I can also recommend David Fienberg's shop. He has done many for me.

 

I was going to recommend David F., too, but that street address (and his prior internet address) now go to something called Elite Motorworks (more "euro" stuff than F stuff). Did David sell-out, retire, vanish?

 

Not sure what you mean exactly by being on the blink, but I had an issue with mine where one bank would randomly drop out and then come good. After much searching I eventually found some bad solder joints where the ecu multi pins were attached to the motherboard. I resolved and it’s been flawless since. Image Unavailable, Please Login


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Digiplex in 1982 had a US option and a European option. You can look at the service manual for details Different advance curves for different vacuum points etc. Speaking with David when he was doing my boxes he asked exactly what I wanted. He recommend a European option but he mentioned a little bit more improved. He also put a rev limit or on it… He said it was a soft rev limiter… Meaning that it slowly dropped out a couple of cylinders instead of cutting everything out at once… Easier on the engine if you over rev it…

Please note that I have removed all emissions equipment from my car and I set my cams at the European spec. I did notice an increase in performance that could be mainly to the fact that my old Digiplex ran so poorly… But I also noticed that I had increased gas mileage… very happy overall with everything David did and I highly recommend him if you can get in touch with him. I sent my old boxes in, he reworked them and send them back….

I also had my WUR rebuilt and my fuel distributor rebuilt at the same time… Just saying……..

 

Ive sent ecu's to Specialized ECU repair (ecu doctor) in FL in the past. They also sold me a replacement once where the antenna hole let water inside the injection ecu. I could see the water line inside the ecu housing showing how full it had been in the past.

 

Ignition units are always on the LHS, Lambda control unit on the right (when equipped). This is true of all LHD 3x8s with OEM antennas. Well known and documented problem....

 

Seems like this may have been the company who made the updated Digiplex and formerly sold through Sarisota Italian. https://tdcmotorsports.com


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That is exactly how mine is ECU's on the left, Antenna on the right

 

Dave has retired and he sold his business back in September 2023.

 

The North American spec (and probably other countries) QV and 328 had an ECU on the right under the antenna. The ECU controlled a frequency valve and looked at an O2 sensor among other things.

 

Who do we use now that David is out?

Specialized ECU Repair?

 

Dave was the best. His knowledge base was vast about the 308 DPs…… just saying….

 

Yes, thanks for the update (Dave also sent me a conversation with his contact info, but he posts here anonymously so, if he wants to post it, he can. He confirmed that he still does the Digiplex/Microplex stuff.)

 

Outstanding ….. thank you for the update….. great to know…..