Thinking about changing over to petronics distributor. Do I still need a ballast resistor? Likes? Dislikes?

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

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.

I used their conversion kit (they hadn't started selling their distributors yet) on my Dad's Chevy. Super easy install and has been working great for years.

I have a plug and play Pertronix billet on my 440.. My old distributor was worn out and so my options were open. Only negative was I had to grind on my head a little as the base of the distributor was to wide to fit.. I went with the black cap with the female ends to look somewhat stock, but you can use a red cap with the male ends. I like the idea of a bearing inside the distributor instead of a bushing.. Clean, simple and it works great....

Someone was having a closeout ( bouchillon??) on the MSD plug and plays.. $99 I think?? a steal...

I have used it on two cars. You still need the ballast unless you get a new coil that runs on 12 volts.

Use a 12 volt coil with a built-in ballast, like the Pertronix Flamethrower and you can bypass or remove the original ballast resistor.

I have the new Ignitor II and it removes the
ballast all together. Nice setup and works quite
a bit better than the original.

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

best thing since sliced bread!

Have one on my coronet R/T. Same as everybody else,easy to install. Works fantastic! Great product!

I'm waiting for the Ignitor III billet distributor.
Not available yet. MSD performance w/rev limiter all in the "dis." And you can use either their 60kv or 45kv coil.
I've used the original conversion in 2 cars and they've worked well.