Late last fall I noticed my car had a miss once I got over 50 mph. I had Dan recurve my distributor but hadn't touched it since I installed it. I drive my car every chance I get so I decided to add it to my to do list. I cleaned the points today with 300 and 600 grit paper and re-gapped. Went for a spin and liked Forrest Gump it felt so good I just kept on going. Felt like I was driving a new car. It's quite a feeling to see someone turn around and look at whats coming or even stop when they detect the sound of gears changing. I love the 4 speed.
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Easier than that. Get a 6" bullet connector extension (trailer parts) and spice into that on the bench. Go under and simply plug the tee you made into the bullet connection, hopefully without pulling the seat.
Not pushing for other reasons, but only to report that most installing the P-II typically report better starting, idle, and tip-in throttle response, versus P-I. No scientific numbers here, just customer satisfaction comments in-general. This is likely due to the substantially increased spark energy (fat and longer duration spark), on-top of marginal original ignition condition.
While it also requires specific tuning for results, the P-II can also ignite lean mixtures better than either P-I or P-III, making power plus economy more achievable. In testing, we found high-energy sparks can fully ignite 1/2 to 1 AFR leaner than stock or CDI at highway cruise. With diligent tuning, this has made a huge difference in unexpected ways, such as saving almost 300 pounds of fuel weight in offshore boat racing from Ft. Lauderdale to Bimini, or my 3/4-ton truck increasing from 9.5 to 13 MPG, a 38% increase. An exception, but I'm proud of that one.
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So this then? Plug/play type deal. I have the connectors and wire to make it by hand. Any particular gauge?
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For what we do with this car, outside last weeks Power Tour trip, the P-I should be fine. I was getting 20 mpg on the way home last week (thank you T5 swap) and otherwise we buzz around town in it.
For what we do with this car, outside last weeks Power Tour trip, the P-I should be fine. I was getting 20 mpg on the way home last week (thank you T5 swap) and otherwise we buzz around town in it.
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Stock is fine for the new section. The wire to the module can be same or smaller as it's low-current.
This guy sells a nice little relay kit for for Pertronix modules.
Ignition Power Relay Kit for the Pertronix Ignitor
Ignition Power Relay Kit for the Pertronix Ignitor
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I like that a lot! Think I’ll buy one.
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Just remember.... adding an additional electrical component (relay) isn't really needed and is introducing another potential failure point.
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