Petronix

I have a Pertronix on my car, it's been 5 years or more since I installed it. I love it! It works way better than the stock points.

69Mach351 said:

I went with their coil and the ignition system that replaces the points (pnx-1281 if you want to see it on summit) The only downside is i have no limiter now so I will probably get 6al for that

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the CraneCams XR-i points to electric kit has a rev limiter you can set from 4k to 8k? i forget the limit. just letting you know if u didn't

oh and 84convertablegt...sorry to ask here, but do you know if the MSD coils are the same way with having to run a 12v connection straight to it aswell?

The MSD blaster runs off the original resistor wire from your harness. You then need to run a 12V source to your ignitor.

Although everyone answered your question correctly, technically you asked the wrong one. It's not the parts you need that you should know, it's the equipment that you are running it on that you need to know. The parts are all inclusive with each kit but your engine size and whether you are running a mechanical or vaccumm advance distributor is the real question and the information you need to supply to get the right setup. Also note that technically the unit itself is designed to work on a stock ford distributor only but despite their claims, you can make it work on almost any distributor by not using everything in the kit and/or fabbing up a few things. They flat out told me it would not be compatable with my accel mechanical unit but after junking half the kit and drilling and threading one new hole, Voila, running fine for 2 seasons now.

mcbride66coupe said:

In order to change everything over on my ignition system to electrical, what Petronix parts do i need?
thanks

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ALL ignition systems are electrical.

Pertronix I can run on less than 12 volts.

Max Power said:

Pertronix I can run on less than 12 volts.

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Yes, sometimes you can, there range is like 9 to 16 or something. but after all of the problems ive heard about with undervoltage to the ignitor, i decided it would be better to do it correctly. And the flamethrower coil does require 12volts because it has an internal resistor

thanks krash, for answering bout the msd coil. I just always get confused with this stuff hehe.

as I'm running the cranecams xr-i and the msd blaster... its a setup that isn't realy talked about here. i'm assuming now that the cranecams xr-i needs 12volts just like the pertronix? if thats the case i think it's not hooked up correctly on my car :-|

I ran an Ignitor II for some time, and while I enjoyed it, it left some to be desired.

The biggest problem wasn't the electronics itself, but rather the fact that it piggy backed on the original Distributor. Even though my distributor was a new rebuild, and was setup with good advance and light springs, it was not the same as a good aftermaket billet.

About a month ago, I switched over to a Mallory reluctor style COMP S/S distributor with an MSD 6al. Revving to 7k no longer has any hesitation. Feels very smooth and a big improvement over my old distributor.

So summing it all up, if you're just cruising, the Pertronix is great. Make sure your distributor is in tip top shape though. For racing applications, I still think a good aftermarket distributor is much better. Price is always a consideration, and my MSD/Mallory setup is well over 400 dollars versus the 130 for the Ignitor II And stock distributor.