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which is better - oem non points or petronix

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I want to get rid of the points setup in my 289 , but i need to know which is the better route as for as $$ and work involved.

thanks!

65 pony from ground up, inline 6 (son's car),
66 Red Convertible, 289(dad's car)
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i have used the pertronix ignitor in the past with no problems at all
it is a snap to install and the price is much better than buying a new distrib.
SEAN
I bought a Unilite because my old distributor was shot and I didn't want to have to fart around with points; if my distributor was worth a nickel I would have used the Petronix, so my vote would be there.

-Jason

'72 Mach 1 || '90 Talon TSi AWD
http://nosaj122081.tripod.com/parade3.jpg
"Thats not a leak, my car's marking its territory!"
"If you've done it, it ain't braggin'." -Roy Rogers
I am installing the Pertronix unit when I re-install the engine(shortly I hope). The cost was about $65 for the Ignitor and about $35 for the Flame Thrower Coil. A lot of posters have gone with this setup, with a lot of positive comments(some not) that's why I chose this setup

1966 Red Conv (200)
1966 White Pony Int.(289)A Code
1966 Coupe (289) C Code
MCA 36048
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do i have to replace the coil also?

65 pony from ground up, inline 6 (son's car),
66 Red Convertible, 289(dad's car)
You don't have to replace the coil, but I would. You will get a little better spark running the flamethrower coil.

Rob
Member: Slightly Modified
66 coupe 302
66 fastback 351W
No, not necessary, but I was doing my whole engine anyway.

1966 Red Conv (200)
1966 White Pony Int.(289)A Code
1966 Coupe (289) C Code
MCA 36048
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I have been using it for almost a year, no problems. I also installed a pertronix coil and wires (but I did this later).



TJ - Highland Village, TX (DFW area)

66 coupe 302 2v c4 -daily driver
94 GT vert -SWMBO's
93 Aerostar - hauling stuff
50 Mercury Pickup - waiting to be restored, stored back home
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I've run all three - points, Pertronix, and the Ford Duraspark. I wouldn't trade my Duraspark II for anything else. A Unilite might be nice but for the money the Ford Duraspark is a much better deal and a snap to wire in. Hooking it up to an MSD is no problem either. An MSD Billet piece would be great but I've never seen one for the falcon motor...

John

[color:blue]'68 Coupe
250/C4, 221 Argentine Head</font color=blue>
We have the pertronix unit for 55.00 and the Flamethrower coils for 28.00. Thanks Matt Ponderosa Mustang 1 850 857 1084
You don't necessarily have to but I did when I dropped in my distributor, it supposedly produces a better spark but I didn't notice much a difference, other than the new one says Mallory on it and its purdier than the old one /forums/images/icons/wink.gif.

-Jason

'72 Mach 1 || '90 Talon TSi AWD
http://nosaj122081.tripod.com/parade3.jpg
"Thats not a leak, my car's marking its territory!"
"If you've done it, it ain't braggin'." -Roy Rogers
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Matt, I tried your webpage, but it was down....How much for shipping the pertronix unit & coil?



Dan
65 FASTBACK
I have used the petronix unit in three mustangs and had no problems. A snap to install and does not require a coild change. The cars start right up all the time.

69 Fastback <== Still Not Complete After 4 Years
66 Fastback 6cyl, 3 speed <== Collecting Parts for a 5.0 EFI conversion
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