Re: Anybody Convert to Petronics?
[Re: Dusted_Ya]
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05/10/09 01:41 AM
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I haven't used their full distributor, but I have used their electronic ignition kit for the factory points distributor on multiple 318's and it has worked great and been in service for years now with no issues.
-Jon
70 challenger convertible. 340/5 speed. blown, intercooled, efi, blah blah blah
71 valiant scamp 318/A833OD/AC/PS
00 dakota RC 4.7L 5 spd autoX'r. SRT10/T56 swap in process
73 W200 Power wagon, PTO winch, 4 spd
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Re: Anybody Convert to Petronics?
[Re: blown340]
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05/10/09 01:48 AM
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The conversion kits worked awesome last time I used one, and I have had several.
I saw that the new ones have a multispark deal as well.
I didn't ever have any problems. Easy to install but you may have to ream the hole so the extra wire will fit.
Be CERTAIN you have a steady 12 volts. Be damn certain. I had one that worked great but crappy out when hot. Figured out that the voltage dropped when things got hot under the hood. Fixed that and it ran great.
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Re: Anybody Convert to Pertronix?
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05/11/09 12:08 PM
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over 9 yrs now...not a single prob exept I swaped to another rotor,which does not fit it very good swaped back to the pertronix one,then picked up a new pertronix one at a swap meet got the points conversion with the 40,000 volt flame thrower coil i will be trying the plug and play dist and flame ignitor II coil next
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Re: Anybody Convert to Petronics?
[Re: Dusted_Ya]
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05/11/09 06:26 PM
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Thinking about changing over to petronics distributor. Do I still need a ballast resistor? Likes? Dislikes?
Robert,
I "dumped" at lot of Pertronix info last night in the thread "Changing 69 R/T to elect. ignition",....located here in the Q&A section,.....
Mike
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Re: Anybody Convert to Petronics?
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05/12/09 02:00 PM
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Thinking about changing over to petronics distributor. Do I still need a ballast resistor? Likes? Dislikes?
I have their distributor and rev limiter (bought it before the III version came out) on my 440 in the 66 Coronet. I checked the advance curve against Eburgs recommended curve in the Mopar Action tech section and it was right on, didn't need to change a thing. My fuel economy went up a bit, and a tad more seat of the pants dyno HP increase.
You don't need a ballast resistor if you use the right coil with the correct resistance/impedance. I used their 60KV Ecore coil with a bracket I fabricated to use the stock coil bolt holes.
I did have to clearance the cylinder head quite a bit
Coil is in front of the air filter, rev limiter is next to the voltage regulator on the fire wall.
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