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Re: [Healeys] Pertronix ignition, wires and coil choice?

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Subject: Re: [Healeys] Pertronix ignition, wires and coil choice?
From: "Mr. Bill" <bn1@pacbell.net>
Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2009 15:43:11 -0800
Hi Randy,

Unless another Lister has found a cheaper vendor, be sure to get the 
Pertronix from here:  
http://www.vintageperformance.com/retrorockets/austin_healey.htm  Not 
only are they substantially cheaper than the usual suspects, free 
shipping and handling is an added bonus. 

I'm running mine with a Sport coil simply because I already had a 
perfectly good one on the car.

HTH

Bill  Barnett
'53 BN1  (with fewer and fewer original parts all the time)

Randy Dickson wrote:
> Fellow Healeyoids,
>
> Having successfully completed the alternator  and negative ground
> conversion, I'm now in search of a more reliable ignition system.  I want to
> get a Pertronix system but what coil choice should I choose.  I no longer
> have a stock coil, it has long since died.  Should I get a Pertronix coil or
> a fancier looking Lucas Sport coil?  The Lucas Sport coil puts out 40,000
> volts and from reading old posts it seems that such a large voltage might be
> a detriment as arcing can occur.  I'm guessing that the Pertronix coil
> produces the same intensity of voltage.  
>
>  
>
> Also, what about ignition wires?  Should I go with copper wires or the
> filament type.  I do plan on putting a radio in but will most likely just
> use the amp of the radio for my I-Pod.  Will static from copper wires be an
> issue with the radio?  Could I just put resistor caps on the wires?  Thanks!
>
>  
>
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