I also have the Ignitor and like it a lot. It came with the car.
A couple of things.
1. Late 70s cars have 6 volt coils instead of 12, and are ballasted.
I don't think the ignitor wants that.
However, since Mike said he had points and a 25D4 in his '79, the
distributor has obviously been changed. My guess is that the coil
has been changed and the ballast resistor removed.
If not the Pertronix flame thrower or the Lucas sport coils are good
choices.
2) The ignitor is not a mildly racy. It's good reliable street
performance. Mike might want to look at the Crane electronic ignition.
3) Don't go back to the stock distributor (45D is it?) or either of
the factory electronic ignitions.
4) For stock-to-mildly racy performance, I think the Mallory dual points
setup would be overkill.
Paul.
Bob D. wrote:
> Hi Mike:
>
> I had real good luck with the Pertronics Ignitor. I was pleasantly
> surprised that the engine runs smoother and revs better with the Ignitor. I
> didn't expect this since the Ignitor basically just replaces the points.
> (I'm using the same stock coil, BTW.) The Ignitor shifted the timing quit a
> bit from where the points were, so you have to reset the timing. But after
> that, the timing should never change. And there isn't any more dwell to
> worry about.
>
> Bob Donahue (Still stuck in the '50s)
> Email - bobmgtd@insightbb.com
> 52 MGTD - NEMGTR #11470
> 71 MGB - NAMGBR #7-3336
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael W. Jose" <mwjose@cox.net>
> To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 5:16 AM
> Subject: distributor ID
>
>
>
>>After figuring out that my choke problem with hard starting was really
>>devastated points, I think I'm ready to do something about my ancient
>>distributor. Firstly, I'd like to know how to ID different model
>>distributors. Judging from Moss diagrams I have a 25D4 on my 79, which
>>doesnt' seem right to me. I would also like any advice anyone has
>>regarding their experiences with different distributors and electronic
>>ignition. I know this topic has been covered many times, so you may
>>reply off list to save bandwidth (So I dont' get blamed for the
>>inevitable War Of The Ignition). I want something with good, reliable,
>>stock-to-mildly racy performance.
>>Thanks all
>>Mike Jose
>>79 B Phoenix
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