<VV> successes with ignitor?

[Eric S. Eberhard]

Ignitor alone will not provide any real performance difference if the car 
is otherwise in perfect order.  If the distributor is a little sloppy it 
can compensate to a degree.  However, adding a hot coil (I use Pertronix 
Flame Thrower II) and 8mm wires will provide a lot more spark and allow 
larger plug gaps.  This allows you to run a little richer and gain a bit of 
performance.  In either case it is nice not to hassle with the points.

Having said that they can fail and having a points plate pre-gapped and 
ready to plug in is a good spare to have in the car.

Adding an MSD 6a ignition module provide a lot more spark and significant 
performance gain and driveability -- especially when cold.  I have that 
setup on my 102 hp with PG and 62 Spyder 150.  The MSD is a bit of a hassle 
to install if you want to hide it, but not too bad.

At 05:51 AM 7/26/2004, Derek Archer wrote:
>I am thinking about putting a pertronix ignitor or ignitor II system on my 
>'64 spyder coupe. I mainly want to do this to eliminate the hassle of 
>adjusting point gap and checking points and setting dwell and all that 
>other fiddly stuff. Have there been any real performance or other 
>differences in engine characteristics with the ignitor or the ignitor II 
>(in case you don;t know the ignitor II also has variable dwell in the 
>circuitry) with the '64 turbo 150? How about the '62 102hp since I also 
>have a monza convertible that I am thinking of adding the system to as 
>well. The monza has a stock coil. The spyder has an MSD coil on it, but it 
>is NOT electronic. It just carries the MSD brand name.
>
>Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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