I havent done one in awhile so am wondering what the best option would be to convert over to an electronic ignition conversion to get away from the points. The Mopar conversion kits were the go to once upon a time, then Pertronix came on the scene...not even sure where one could buy a Mopar kit anymore.

The car is a 66 Chrysler Town and County station wagon. Bought the car with a blown 383 and had an early 400 so I installed it in the car.

Any advice appreciated.

I'd use a Pertronix because they are still made here in the US. I think most everything else including MSD has went to china.

An option would be everything from a boneyard: a 70's low deck dist/ECU pentastar connector with a foot of pigtails. keep your current coil/ballast & get a 4 pin ECU from your parts house (& a spare). Ebay would also have the connector/pigtails new if need be.

Plenty of reman distributors available; it and the other parts are readily available at just about every auto parts house on the next corner. Plenty of parts to be found at swap meets and boneyards and ebay if you look. The Mopar performance parts can be found if you search for the part number.

Pertronix may be US made but replacement parts are on the next brown truck.....

Summit, Mancini, and Jegs sells kits. I believe the Jegs kit come with the Firecore dist with their kit. or convert your dizzy with Pertronix. Lots of choices.

http://www.jegs.com/i/JEGS-Performance-Products/555/40504K/10002/-1

http://www.manciniracing.com/ma361383400e3.html

on a budget I have really been liking the GM HEI module and Ford TFI coil combination lately. All you need is a stock/mp type/proform/chinese jegs or summit stock knockoff type distributor. I got the module for $20, the coil is like $10, no special harness or plugs needed (spade connectors) and it makes a pretty decent spark.

It's no MSD, but it works pretty darn well.

The spark is pretty nice:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iYv4H26SRs&feature=youtu.be

https://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/2291558/1.html

" I think most everything else including MSD has went to china.
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Prove it. It's easy to make a statement that hurts others. It may also be an ego boost for you to get people stirred up. But your statement is irresponsible. If someone who is injured by your statement can prove that your statement was made either falsely or without proper research, you could be sued for libel.

For example, when the MSD Street Fire line came out I immediately assumed they had farmed out this box to China. So I called them up and found that it is made here in the USA.Y0ou know what they say about assumptions.

Well enough Perry Mason. I have to go get my bachelor pad ready for a threesome with Della Street and Miss Kitty from Gunsmoke.

R. (you can call me Perry)

I called MSD on the phone and asked them about the 6 AL boxes, and they told me personally that they are made in china. And when I asked how we could tell the difference between a genuine MSD box, and a counterfeit box when both are made in china, they had no response to that question. Plus it has been stated on here that the new Mopar boxes have went to china.

I think the Pertronix is the best bang for the buck. When used with their coil, no ballast is needed which simplifies the installation.

Another vote for Pertronix. Definitely the cheapest, easiest option. If you take your time installing it you can even hide the extra wire and keep the stock look.

Dog are you SURE you ain't got any left!

I have always had great luck with Pertonix conversions, all i recommend is if you go with that set up, buy 2 units and keep one in the car just in case the one in distributor goes bad on the road. Murphy's Law in action!

Stu