on the topic of electronic ignition, i will be one of the first to promote the benefits of using it, better dwell characteristics, all-weather starting, stronger spark, some even have a multiple spark or capacitative discharge spark [MSD, stock ford]
BUT i will also be the first to note that out of the performance world, on a stock car or driver, points will never leave you stranded... electronic ignitions, whether factory or aftermarket, made in china or USA... give no warning, one morning or in the middle of the freeway... they fail... points will give warning signs, a misfire, a little weak spark.... and all you need to do is pop the cap, run your sleeve end, a matchbook, or a piece of somewhat clean debris on the side of the road through the gap.. guess what? you're getting home with nothing but a few moments invested.
i was electronic-crazed for a long time, still am for many apps, but i lean towards points in my so-equipped long haul vehicles... the stock mopar ECUs prove best for longevity [the blue emissions-years ones with poor dwell]... the orange boxes from MP dont last so well... and its hit-or-miss with KEM or WELLS from the auto suppliers are ok.... i use them for my flamethrower units mostly.
the best bet is fire and msd 6A off a set of points- you get the CD ignition, but the day the box fails, just jump the neg lead off the points to the - coil terminal, and once again, you'll get home.
same goes for generators over alternators- i nad to "turn" the commutator on my 49 kaiser 40min from home on the side of the road with a pen- charged for a month or so afterward. and if the regulator goes- pop the cover and wedge the field and arm contacts- may over charge a little, but you'll get home!
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From: email4lou@xxxxxxxxxxx <email4lou@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Fri, Jan 28, 2011 10:11 pm
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Pertronix
I use a pertonix in my 66 galaxie but I have the mopar elec dist kit in the 59 dodge ( you get the dist, wiring and orange ignition box in the kit) . I've heard of the pertonix units failing, and its hard to pick up a new one at a store if it fails while you are on a trip or something, so I keep a points/condensor backup kit in a small box in the trunk of the ford. If the dodge has an ignition sys issue, any autozone has parts.
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Wonderful.....that's why I'm going to be carrying a spare points-dissie with Horrie.
BTW, a Pertronix system will make the electrical system maintenance free and will
provide (maybe-) a hotter spark than your present coil might be providing, but it well
NOT increase a car's ignition/timing performance over whatever your present distributor
is providing, in its initial, mechanical and vacuum advancements.
Dave Homstad has confirmed that the dual point 300 distributors are woefully under-advanced
and are not good candidates for hot-rodding a car's performance.
Neil Vedder
RICHARD SKINNER wrote:
> I too have added Pertronix to my '59 but in the regular distributor > (Pertronix factory conversion) as well as their coil. No problem in > the past several years. > > Also of note, at my local speed shop, the owner showed me some of the > returned Pertronix parts that have seriously failed (melted) - turns > out that recently Pertronix has had its parts made in China. These > are the ones failing. FYI
> > Dick Skinner
> 1959 Plymouth Sport Suburban
>
>
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> *From:* Eastern Sierra Adjustment Svc
> *To:* L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Sent:* Fri, January 28, 2011 2:23:56 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [FWDLK] Restoration and Preservation.
>
> And, as an adjunct to all this great discussion--as long as it > continues to be civil---which it has been, btw...
>
> Doesn't anyone else sort of feel sorry for the guy who buys a freshly > "restored" auction car, KNOWING
> that that poor car, if it's ever driven, will probably not be able to > get out of its own way, because we well
> understand what-all is involved in dialing-in our cars to operate and > handle properly, and that a static
> restoration can not possibly address the myriad (physically-messy) > issues that are involved in getting
> a car to be able to run-right?
>
> Also, I feel sorry for the car, too, because its rich owner will never > be interested in driving it extensively
> or really bonding to it, other than as its being a trophy to his wealth.
>
> We all modify our cars, to certain differing extents, because we DO > drive them.
>
> I personally modify my car's performance, rather than to make obvious > physical changes to him.
>
> Thanks to Dave Homstad's assistance, Horrie's newest gizmo will be a > Pertronix electronic ignition
> system (which requires that a dual-point distributor to be used for > its installation) which is installed
> in a 1955 Windsor Poly distributor---which is one of the VERY few 50's > dissies that happens to have
> excellent mechanical advancements in it, for increased performance.
>
> Neil Vedder
>
>
>
> John Bartell wrote:
> > On 1/28/2011 12:14 PM, Adam Lindenbaum wrote:
> >> I thought the subject was going to be dropped but I have to ask, do > you honestly think all it takes is a blow torch to re-engineer a car > to make it perform better than the highly paid factory engineers > could? Now can we drop this, I don't even know what kind of car you > have but I respect it, it's yours, you love it, respect other people.
> >> Adam Lindenbaum
> >>
> >>
> >> > >> Subject: [FWDLK] Restoration and Preservation.
> >> The FORWARD LOOK forum was founded and dedicated to the correct > restoration and preservation of Forward Look cars.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "And, there's no greater feeling than to know you've done it > right...even when you add the changes to make it your own!"
> >
> > John in WI...some more white stuff coming our way!
> >
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