Who rebuilt your distributor? About how much? Did you go stock or
change the advance curve?
Thanks,
Joe
Btmfdchn@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 9/14/2007 11:37:22 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
> one_second_zero@yahoo.com writes:
>
> Hi, I saw that TRF has the Pertronix electronic ignition on sale this
> weekend for $89 and was wondering if those of you who are using this set up
>would
> recommend it. I'm currently running stock points and haven't really had any
> specific problems with reliability, but have wondered if my still slightly
> erratic idle might be ignition related. (I just had the carbs sent away and
> rebuilt and tuned them, so they *should* be fine.) So, those that have used
>the
> Pertronix, are you happy with the results and the quality? Does it really
> gain anything over stock points? Do I have to use the their coil with it or
> can I use the OEM Lucas sports coil (which I just bought)?
>
>
>
>
> Greetings... I've used Pertronix on 2 cars and both eventually failed.
> After talking to the people at Pertronix, I've installed one in my 66 TR4a
> engine with the Pertronix coil as they the Ignitors seem to be somewhat
>sensitive
> to coil resistance. They also suggest but don't require radio suppression
> wires. The 66 now has Pertronix Ignitor and their coil and I converted to
>the
> MGB top entrance cap (using the Italian made bits from Autozone) with
> Magnecor wires. Works great. The thing that had the greatest impact on how
>the
> cars ran was getting the distributors rebuilt so no shaft slop and a proper
> curve. That made a bigger difference than just the Pertronix alone. The 61
> also has a rebuilt distributor and is running points (CarQuest Standard
>Motor
> Parts) but with the side entrance cap, Packard 440 wire and Rajah terminals
> (old hotrodder here) and it runs as well as the car with Pertronix. The big
> difference will be the need to fiddle with the points down the line. TJ
>
>
>
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