Hi Craig,
Thanks for the advice, but this doesn't answer my question. I need a
distributor before I can think about spark boxes. And to be perfectly frank,
I've used the Pertronix ignitor with a Delco D200 and the performance was
exceptionally smooth and more than acceptable for my use, plus, I like that it
all fits under the cap. It's just a personal thing with me, but I don't like
adding boxes to the engine compartment that weren't there to begin with. But
I really dig "stealth" improvements like the Pertronix.
Best wishes,
Jeff
----- Original Message -----
From: Craig Smith
To: 'Jeff McNeal' ; spitfires@autox.team.net
Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 8:49 AM
Subject: RE: Getting Dizzy aka Distributor Question
Jeff,
Don't waist all the machine shop work going cheap with the ignition !
Go get yourself the following
MSD-6A @ $131.95, Ignition control box, Multiple spark
MSD-8982 @ $119.95, timing retard unit.
Lock out the advance in the Dizzy.
You can read about these @
http://www.msdignition.com/
Major difference, you'll still be DOT legal
-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff McNeal [mailto:jmcneal@ohms.com]
Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 11:14 AM
To: spitfires@autox.team.net
Subject: Getting Dizzy aka Distributor Question
Listers,
I have a newly rebuilt, balanced, 1972 MKIV 1300 engine that I'm about to
drop into my project chassis after having a couple of mods made at the
machine shop (increasing compression ratio from 8.0:1 to 9.5:1 and having
the cam reground for better performance). The original engine was fitted
with a vacuum retard distributor, however I don't have one at all at
present. I'd like to find a vacuum advance type, the Delco D200, that was
fitted to all the other Mk3 1300 engines. Is there any reason I can't use
this type of distributor, or am I free to try and source one of these, so I
might actually be able to run the engine eventually? ;-) TIA.
Jeff McNeal (San Diego)
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