Pertronix igniter 3. Is their coil required?
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I'm gonna get this & I'm wondering if their Pertronix 0.32 ohm coil for the Pertronix 3 is a must with this multiple spark conversion. It's an additional $40 but I have a new blaster 2 coil sitting on the shelf. Your thoughts please. Thank you for your time. EDIT Just looked up the blaster 2 specs: 0.7 ohms, 4.5K ohms 100:1 turns ratio. with the blaster having ~twice the pri resistance I'm thinking the P coil may be better but how much better.
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Re: Pertronix igniter 3. Is their coil required?
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I think that's great advice too Robert.
You have your bases covered when you run all their stuff because they can't point the finger at anyone else.
Can we expect an update from you on this system? I'm kind of curious what to run in the future with orange boxes on the way out and my undying fondness of ballast resistors........
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Re: Pertronix igniter 3. Is their coil required?
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Yes but it'll be awhile, last Thurs a drunk driver tboned my 65 dart dd & totalled it then 2 days later a buyer showed up with cash & bought my primo 65 dart on CL so I am on foot for the moment. But I've had this pertronix system on my mind for quite awhile. I need to locate some dist bushings/buy a reamer & prep a point dist so it's tight which the P system requires & if I cant then reportedly Autozone has rebuilt point dizzys for fairly reasonable money.
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Re: Pertronix igniter 3. Is their coil required?
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Yeah it ought to be a killer setup. I'll post how it acts when I get to that point (which may be awhile). Roe did you go with the P igniter 3
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Re: Pertronix igniter 3. Is their coil required?
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I've done this research recently for a friend of mine, and to get all the "good" benefits of the Pertronix III ignition, you should use the Pertronix III coil. That includes bypassing the ballast resistor.
I'm interested to know as well, since I think we are going to stick with the Pertronix II in the rebuilt/re-curved distributor from RockAuto. My very sketchy recollection of my DSP classes in college just seems to tell me that there is no way a rounded lobe can trigger better or more reliably than a magnetic "star" point. That was one of the misgivings I had about the PIII, however, I know technology has improved in 20 years and it's been used in other applications with some success.
I think **MANY** people are anxious to hear first hand experience.
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Re: Pertronix igniter 3. Is their coil required?
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Quote:
I've done this research recently for a friend of mine, and to get all the "good" benefits of the Pertronix III ignition, you should use the Pertronix III coil. That includes bypassing the ballast resistor
The ballast should be eliminated in all Pertronix applications/conversions, the Pertronix III needs 12 Volts nothing less
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