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Re: Electronic igniton conversion questions
[Re: michiganhotrod1]
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09/22/23 06:44 AM
09/22/23 06:44 AM
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Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 28,730 Shopping @ HoBo Fright
340SIX
Doc Flappergas's Evil Twin
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Doc Flappergas's Evil Twin
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 28,730
Shopping @ HoBo Fright
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Hello; I am planning to do a Mopar Performace style electronic ignition kit for my 66 440 C Body. Get a good quality ECM from Richard Ehrenberg on E-bay. Get the MP wiring harness from Mancini Racing or Ehrenberg or others online. Buy a service part replacement reluctor and pickup plate from any number of sources. Install these in your existing (aluminum) distributor and keep your original advance timing (the MP units were timed for race use anyway). Installation instructions are all over the web. Install, and have a good fascmile of the original MP kits, all with readily serviced parts. Am I missing anything? Mark
PS, whish this site had spellcheck
The Rick E-Burg kits on eBay are good kits
Last edited by 340SIX; 09/22/23 06:45 AM.
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Re: Electronic igniton conversion questions
[Re: gtsdude]
#3177590
09/23/23 07:47 PM
09/23/23 07:47 PM
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Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 535 Charlotte, NC
Kowal
mopar
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mopar
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Charlotte, NC
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FBO still making kits? I have used a couple in the past and they always worked well. I use the FBO box on my Hemi Charger. Has worked really great, only change from using a Mopar box is the need to jumper out the ballast (I hollowed out a ballast and used a wire soldered in place) and a Pertronix coil which they spec. No issues, really like it. Have a bone stock 440 in a 70 Challenger, running the classic Mopar electronic ignition conversion on that. Using the Jegs blue ECU (same that Rick E sells on eBay), has worked great with no issues for several years. I tried it on the Hemi and it worked well, but the FBO box seemed to give me more at all RPM’s (seat of the pants test).
Last edited by Kowal; 09/23/23 07:48 PM.
'69 Hemi Charger 500, ‘70 U code Challenger R/T (These and a bunch others at www.dkowal426.com) P.J. O'Rouke: "The old car ran perfectly, right up until it didn't."
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Re: Electronic igniton conversion questions
[Re: Kowal]
#3177611
09/23/23 08:52 PM
09/23/23 08:52 PM
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Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 15,995 Omaha Ne
TJP
OP
I Live Here
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OP
I Live Here
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 15,995
Omaha Ne
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FBO still making kits? I have used a couple in the past and they always worked well. I use the FBO box on my Hemi Charger. Has worked really great, only change from using a Mopar box is the need to jumper out the ballast (I hollowed out a ballast and used a wire soldered in place) and a Pertronix coil which they spec. No issues, really like it. Have a bone stock 440 in a 70 Challenger, running the classic Mopar electronic ignition conversion on that. Using the Jegs blue ECU (same that Rick E sells on eBay), has worked great with no issues for several years. I tried it on the Hemi and it worked well, but the FBO box seemed to give me more at all RPM’s (seat of the pants test). Don't leave the ignition in the on position while testing with the pertronix coils. Had a few blow 💥. Also had a few more just fail. Switched to MSD blaster II's haven't had one comeback yet
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