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From: Hills of California
I had points and converted to the MSD system which is about the same idea.. There really is no noticeable performance increase not much fuel wise either. If you want an electronic ignition get it for reliability only If you get into electronic ignition system thinking its going to make a big performance increase (assuming your points are even halfway decent) you'll be sadly disappointed after spending the 500 bucks. I cant speak for the pertronix system but my MSD system daily driven for 8 years has required the following replacement parts: 1x rotor 1x cap
Thats it, it never misses a beat
-Gun
Thats it, it never misses a beat
-Gun
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Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 5,212
From: Hills of California
If you want another fee bump
I suggest you start by finding the actual problem ... It was suggested that you have the wrong distributor on the engine. You should find a timing light and start by getting some timing numbers maybe its not hardly advancing the timing at all due to the carb setup.
it was also suggested that the advance diaphragm was bad again timing light to the rescue.
it was suggested that the old carb could alone be the issue maybe it has poor needle seats and bleeds all the time despite float level...does timing check out? maybe a new carb as suggested or a rebuild is in order instead of a dizzy
you've got to start testing stuff and getting some real data no amount of advice is going to find a problem let alone fix something if its not implemented.
you've got to get some type of idea of the problem before you decide what to spend the money on
happy hunting
-Gun
I suggest you start by finding the actual problem ... It was suggested that you have the wrong distributor on the engine. You should find a timing light and start by getting some timing numbers maybe its not hardly advancing the timing at all due to the carb setup.
it was also suggested that the advance diaphragm was bad again timing light to the rescue.
it was suggested that the old carb could alone be the issue maybe it has poor needle seats and bleeds all the time despite float level...does timing check out? maybe a new carb as suggested or a rebuild is in order instead of a dizzy
you've got to start testing stuff and getting some real data no amount of advice is going to find a problem let alone fix something if its not implemented.
you've got to get some type of idea of the problem before you decide what to spend the money on
happy hunting
-Gun
Last edited by Gun Jam; Jan 11, 2011 at 08:42 PM.
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From: California
6th Gear Member
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 5,212
From: Hills of California
I dont think you're trying anyone's patience its just that there have been quite a few good suggestions given most are simple and it would be unfortunate to not investigate them.
You could spend 600 on a new ignition system and the car will run just as crappy as before if its a fuel delivery issue.
The best case scenario would be you find the issue and fix the problem then decide if you want a new carb or dizzy.
The most likely positive scenario is you isolate the problem child for example the carb and decide to replace the entire carb rather than fix it.
Both of the above are great outcomes what is not great is throwing big money at replacing stuff that is working fine while the main issue goes untreated.
-Gun
You could spend 600 on a new ignition system and the car will run just as crappy as before if its a fuel delivery issue.
The best case scenario would be you find the issue and fix the problem then decide if you want a new carb or dizzy.
The most likely positive scenario is you isolate the problem child for example the carb and decide to replace the entire carb rather than fix it.
Both of the above are great outcomes what is not great is throwing big money at replacing stuff that is working fine while the main issue goes untreated.
-Gun
Last edited by Gun Jam; Jan 11, 2011 at 09:51 PM.
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Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 4,462
From: Texas
I would get the correct distributor and go with a Pertronix Ignitor I that just replaces the points. This shouldn't cost more than a couple hundred dollars.
Last edited by tx65coupe; Jan 12, 2011 at 06:06 AM.
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Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 4,462
From: Texas
If you want another fee bump
I suggest you start by finding the actual problem ... It was suggested that you have the wrong distributor on the engine. You should find a timing light and start by getting some timing numbers maybe its not hardly advancing the timing at all due to the carb setup.
it was also suggested that the advance diaphragm was bad again timing light to the rescue.
it was suggested that the old carb could alone be the issue maybe it has poor needle seats and bleeds all the time despite float level...does timing check out? maybe a new carb as suggested or a rebuild is in order instead of a dizzy
you've got to start testing stuff and getting some real data no amount of advice is going to find a problem let alone fix something if its not implemented.
you've got to get some type of idea of the problem before you decide what to spend the money on
happy hunting
-Gun
I suggest you start by finding the actual problem ... It was suggested that you have the wrong distributor on the engine. You should find a timing light and start by getting some timing numbers maybe its not hardly advancing the timing at all due to the carb setup.
it was also suggested that the advance diaphragm was bad again timing light to the rescue.
it was suggested that the old carb could alone be the issue maybe it has poor needle seats and bleeds all the time despite float level...does timing check out? maybe a new carb as suggested or a rebuild is in order instead of a dizzy
you've got to start testing stuff and getting some real data no amount of advice is going to find a problem let alone fix something if its not implemented.
you've got to get some type of idea of the problem before you decide what to spend the money on
happy hunting
-Gun
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