And if you go petronix you'll probably have to spend another few hundred
to rework the tach. Ask me how I know;-)
M
In a message dated 6/9/2010 8:13:35 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
cars@wt-inc.com writes:
Stock distributor with pertronix
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Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2010 4:18 PM
To: Smit, Theo; tigers@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Best distributor for Tiger
(no rollers) Hi. I want stock appearance and the engine is a mild cammed
289. I don't expect to race this car and I don't expect to exceed 6000
RPM.
I think the stock distributor had a vacuum advance, but I don't know for
sure. What do you think?
On 6/9/10 7:07 PM, "Smit, Theo" <Theo.Smit@dynastream.com> wrote:
> That depends on your application.
> - Are you going for stock appearance?
> - What is the RPM range that you're expecting to use?
> - Are you using a high-energy coil driver or using large plug gaps?
> - Do you want vacuum advance? Mechanical advance? Boost retard?
> - Do you want adjustable mechanical advance stops?
> - Are you putting this in a roller-cam block? Will you need a steel,
> composite, bronze or cast-iron distributor gear?
>
> The "best" from a performance perspective, is to ditch the distributor
and
> wires altogether, and use a crank trigger unit like the ford EDIS
system,
and
> coil-near-plug drivers that you could adapt from modular motor (4.6L) or
some
> import applications. This may require more invention on your part than
what
> you're ready to put in.
> Next would be a crank-trigger unit that has siamesed coils and triggers
the
> plugs in pairs. This requires special plugs on one bank, if you want to
have
> low-maintenance operation.
> After that, go to a high quality distributor: Billet body, ball bearings,
> adjustable advance curve, with vacuum for good highway mileage.
> Next after that is to use a Ford distributor body and make sure it's
rebuilt
> to better-than-new specs. You can do this with a stock distributor,
provided
> you can find the rebuild parts for it.
>
> In any event, ditch the points and use a quality electronic triggering
method,
> along with known-good coil, plugs and wires. This, and making sure the
shaft
> is straight (and that the rotor and cap fit properly) are the key basics
to a
> reliable ignition system.
>
> Theo
>
>
>
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