[Spridgets] Fw: Pertronix vs. Points Vice 123 System

[Bud Osbourne]

> Eric,
> You would have to ask Jeff Schlemmer where he gets the information for his 
> advance curves......but, I'll bet he ain't sayin' ;)  However, I can tell 
> you that there are legions of happy MGB, Spridget and Triumph owners who 
> will gladly tell you how pleased they've been with the results of Jeff's 
> labors.
> Keep in mind that I did not mention your product, or any other name brand 
> (other than Advance Distributors), about which I do not claim or imply to 
> have any specific knowledge.  I think someone else mentioned a price of 
> five hundred dollars.  I was merely echoing that statement to illustrate 
> my point, which is that Advance Distributors offers a terrific value for 
> the money, and makes no outrageous claims (unlike others I've seen 
> advertized) as to what kind of performance improvement to expect.
> Eric, I have no quarrel with you, and I'm sure you have a fine product to 
> offer.  However, most of us out here in Spridget land are running stock or 
> near-stock engines, and just want them to perform as well (OK, maybe just 
> a tiny bit better) than original, without creating any marital 
> dis-harmony. Advance Distributors returns the original distributors to as 
> new function, or, if you wish, better than new function by correctly 
> modifying the advance curve according to the information the owner 
> supplies about his individual car, all for a base price of around $90 US. 
> He can re-curve your distributor for a highly modified engine, also.  If 
> you like (and for extra cost, of course), he'll install a Pertronics unit 
> in your distributor (I prefer to stick with points), and the thing comes 
> back looking like brand new.  To have the same service performed on my 
> Porsche 356's distributor would cost me four stinkin' times as much as 
> what Jeff charges for his work. Bottom line is that Advance Distributors 
> is a thundering good value for the money, and I've yet to see anyone offer 
> a better bargain in that department.
> Bud Osbourne