Hi Kyle,
I'm not saying Pertronix can't be fast. I just want to find out how it can
be done.
It was pre-installed in my '66 when I bought it. I used a brand-new unit in my
'70 1600 and followed all the instructions. And I used a brand-new unit in my
'66 2000 when I rebuilt the engine. The engine was almost completely new - new
valves, rings, spark plugs, wires, distributor, coil, ballast resistor, carb
components, etc. But it didn't perform as well as I wanted. I switched to points
and it made a big difference. Maybe the addition of a higher-powered coil would
do the trick to make the Pertronix perform.
When I tune my standard points setup, I'll put the dwell at the recommended
specs and go from there. I can vary the gap thereby changing the dwell. With
Pertronics, I could not see any way to vary the dwell.
Fred - So.SF
BADROC
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>Subject: Re: Pertronics
>Author: "Kyle Hagemann" <kwhcpa@addler.net>
>Date: 9/25/2000 4:48 PM
>
>> Hi Ben,
>>
>> I don't doubt that having a Pertronics will make your car hum
>worry-free. > What I didn't like is that they made my cars SLOW. And I
>like fast. I'd
>> like to see a regular roadster engine with Pertronics go fast, and
>see how > it's accomplished. If need be, I'll compare my stock '70 1600
>with SU's or > my '66 2000 with SU's against a similarly equipped
>Pertronics roadster.
>>
>> Fred - So.SF
>> BADROC
>
>Hi Fred, roadster land;
>
>This is an interesting thread! In what sort of shape is the rest of
>your ignition, Fred? Mine is of the "who knows" category; old wires,
>wiring, ignition coil, ballast resistor. I wonder if maybe the
>increased demands of the accurate-and-consistent Pertronix is too much
>for the coil?
>
>:-) I really might just put those points back in!
>
>Kyle
>
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