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hiding electronic ignition box ,where's a good place?? #82903 07/01/08 10:13 PM 07/01/08 10:13 PM
Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,404 northeast ohio H hulmule OP pro stock
hulmule OP pro stock H Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,404 northeast ohio	instead of running dual points in my AAR ,i'm going with electronic. where's there a good place to hide the box? or is a big deal and mount it on the fire wall?? thought it would look better hiding it some where easy?? thanks 1969 Dodge Coronet R/T Convertible 1979 LiL Red x2 2012 Yellow Jacket 2006 mega cab 1977 Trailduster 1979 Trailduster

Re: hiding electronic ignition box ,where's a good plac [Re: hulmule] #82904 07/01/08 10:51 PM 07/01/08 10:51 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 20,748 A collage of whims topside Too Many Posts
topside Too Many Posts Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 20,748 A collage of whims	Under the battery tray, under a hollowed-out windshield washer jar, inside the car under or behind the glovebox, or mounted to a custom bracket that uses existing holes. Running the wiring alongside an existing harness helps hide that part. It's generally considered a good idea to keep those units cool or at least have airflow past them. Personally I'm against drilling holes in cars, and the less clutter in an engine compartment, the better it looks to me.

Re: hiding electronic ignition box ,where's a good plac [Re: topside] #82905 07/01/08 11:15 PM 07/01/08 11:15 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,679 Maple Ridge, BC, Canada B Barnabas_Kriss master
Barnabas_Kriss master B Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,679 Maple Ridge, BC, Canada	I put mine under the battery tray. This way no need to drill any holes in the body and the box is readily accessible. I extended the wiring and wrapped it toghether with the existing harness. Works perfect.

Re: hiding electronic ignition box ,where's a good plac [Re: Barnabas_Kriss] #82906 07/02/08 07:44 AM 07/02/08 07:44 AM
Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,404 northeast ohio H hulmule OP pro stock
hulmule OP pro stock H Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,404 northeast ohio	sounds like the battery tray to me!! just need to extend the wires.!!thanks guys 1969 Dodge Coronet R/T Convertible 1979 LiL Red x2 2012 Yellow Jacket 2006 mega cab 1977 Trailduster 1979 Trailduster

Re: hiding electronic ignition box ,where's a good plac [Re: hulmule] #82907 07/02/08 09:55 AM 07/02/08 09:55 AM
Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 21,399 It's a dry heat gtx6970 Too Many Posts
gtx6970 Too Many Posts Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 21,399 It's a dry heat	Remember, adding length to the wiring harness will eventually degrade the circuit . It was orginally designed to operate at a certain length wiring harness and extending this length changes the pattern if observed on a lab scope

Re: hiding electronic ignition box ,where's a good plac [Re: gtx6970] #82908 07/02/08 10:30 AM 07/02/08 10:30 AM
Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,053 Ont, Canada gygeneral super stock
gygeneral super stock Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,053 Ont, Canada	I put mine in the cavity behind the right front headlight and in front of the rad support. I just had my engine wiring harness made so the wire just extends beyond the washer pump down under the frame rail and into the cavity behind the headlight. 4525790-DSC00829.JPG (60 downloads)

Re: hiding electronic ignition box ,where's a good place?? [Re: hulmule] #82909 07/02/08 10:53 AM 07/02/08 10:53 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 11,854 Georgetown Ontario Canada anlauto I Live Here
anlauto I Live Here Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 11,854 Georgetown Ontario Canada	I like putting them inside the car then run the wires back through the firewall *CHECK OUT MY NEW WEB SITE !*

Re: hiding electronic ignition box ,where's a good place?? [Re: anlauto] #82910 07/02/08 12:16 PM 07/02/08 12:16 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,114 Sacramento,California JRepucci master
JRepucci master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,114 Sacramento,California	use a petronix ignition.... two wires and uses your original ditributor with correct advance curve.

Re: hiding electronic ignition box ,where's a good place?? [Re: JRepucci] #82911 07/02/08 10:39 PM 07/02/08 10:39 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 8,480 Candler,NC / Myrtle Beach, SC J JDMopar master
JDMopar master J Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 8,480 Candler,NC / Myrtle Beach, SC	I hid a Jacobs Ignition box in the same place as GYGeneral,and nobody ever saw it.

Re: hiding electronic ignition box ,where's a good place?? [Re: anlauto] #82912 07/03/08 08:31 AM 07/03/08 08:31 AM
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 542 Buckle of corn belt ,c. lll. 420SIX mopar
420SIX mopar Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 542 Buckle of corn belt ,c. lll.	Quote: I like putting them inside the car then run the wires back through the firewall I put my rev limiter on top of heater box. Ran power from fuse block, and an unused terminal in bulk head connector for the engine wire

Re: hiding electronic ignition box ,where's a good plac [Re: gtx6970] #82913 07/03/08 10:10 AM 07/03/08 10:10 AM
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375inStroke Special needs person 3 Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,545 Seattle, WA	Quote: Remember, adding length to the wiring harness will eventually degrade the circuit . It was orginally designed to operate at a certain length wiring harness and extending this length changes the pattern if observed on a lab scope I find that hard to believe. At 6000 RPM on an 8 cyl. motor, that's only 48kHz. A few straight feet of wire isn't going to do s#!t.

Re: hiding electronic ignition box ,where's a good plac [Re: gygeneral] #82914 07/03/08 01:13 PM 07/03/08 01:13 PM
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conv440 enthusiast C Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 350 Hudson Valley	Quote: I put mine in the cavity behind the right front headlight and in front of the rad support. I just had my engine wiring harness made so the wire just extends beyond the washer pump down under the frame rail and into the cavity behind the headlight. That's where mine's hiding.

Re: hiding electronic ignition box ,where's a good plac [Re: hulmule] #82915 07/03/08 01:51 PM 07/03/08 01:51 PM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 8,827 Houston, Tx hemi68charger master
hemi68charger master Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 8,827 Houston, Tx	Quote: sounds like the battery tray to me!! just need to extend the wires.!!thanks guys That's where mine was in my C500 until I put the dual-point back in...... Troy Houston Mopar Connection Club '69 Charger Daytona 440 - auto - 4.10 Dana (now with 426 hemi) '69 Charger 500 440 - 4speed - 3.54 Dana '70 Road Runner 383 - 4speed - a/c (now with 440)

Re: hiding electronic ignition box ,where's a good plac [Re: Barnabas_Kriss] #82916 07/04/08 03:26 PM 07/04/08 03:26 PM
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BarrsRestoration enthusiast Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 287 Greenville, N.C.	Quote: I put mine under the battery tray. This way no need to drill any holes in the body and the box is readily accessible. I extended the wiring and wrapped it toghether with the existing harness. Works perfect. Here's one on a B-body. Under the battery tray is where our shop normally mounts them to be out of view. www.clarkclassic.com 4530995-100_2489.jpg (51 downloads)

Re: hiding electronic ignition box ,where's a good plac [Re: 375inStroke] #82917 07/05/08 12:16 AM 07/05/08 12:16 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,679 Maple Ridge, BC, Canada B Barnabas_Kriss master
Barnabas_Kriss master B Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,679 Maple Ridge, BC, Canada	Quote: Quote: Remember, adding length to the wiring harness will eventually degrade the circuit . It was orginally designed to operate at a certain length wiring harness and extending this length changes the pattern if observed on a lab scope I find that hard to believe. At 6000 RPM on an 8 cyl. motor, that's only 48kHz. A few straight feet of wire isn't going to do s#!t. Actually the Mopar installation instruction sheet specifically states that extending the wires to the box is not a problem.

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