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Re: Petronix Ignition? Do I need rev limiter?

To: bspidell@comcast.net, healeys@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Petronix Ignition? Do I need rev limiter?
From: "scott willis" <ahpowered@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 22:37:55 -0500
Great Bob. Thanks!!!

>From: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell@comcast.net>
>To: "scott willis" <ahpowered@hotmail.com>,<healeys@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Re: Petronix Ignition? Do I need rev limiter?
>Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 20:33:35 -0700
>
>Scott,
>
>I don't believe any Big Healeys used a ballasted ignition system (I know 
>the
>BN2s and BJ8s don't, and I don't see any resistor listed in the Moss 
>catalog
>for any 100-6 or 3000).  If you had a ballasted system, there would be a 
>big,
>ceramic wound-wire resistor somewhere in the primary ignition circuit.
>
>I believe Pertronix states that the coil should have 1.5 ohms of 
>resistance.  Theoretically, any coil that meets this requirement would 
>work; however I'd
>buy the Pertronix coil just to be sure.  But--this will probably start a 
>flame war--I
>don't think there's a need for "performance" coils in an otherwise stock 
>Healey engine.  If fact, you're more likely to get more trouble from the 
>extra voltage
>leaking through the distributor cap and spark wires than you'll get benefit 
>from a high-voltage coil (which are mostly used in very high-revving and 
>high-compression engines, with upgraded ignition components).   I put a 
>Pertronix in my BJ8 with the stock coil and the engine starts quicker, 
>idles smoother and more consistently and revs up to redline with no 
>hesitation--what more can you ask for?
>
>Pertronix doesn't require a rev-limiter.  I don't think one is necessary; 
>Healey
>engines aren't high-revving by nature ... you'd have to be pretty remiss to 
>over-rev a Healey to the point of doing damage.
>
>IMO
>
>bs
>***************************************************************
>Bob Spidell         San Jose, CA        bspidell@comcast.net
>'67 Austin-Healey 3000             '56 Austin-Healey 100M
>***************************************************************
>
>
>>OH yeah, is my system non-balasted? Uh...der...duh...
>>
>>>From: "scott willis" <ahpowered@hotmail.com>
>>>Reply-To: "scott willis" <ahpowered@hotmail.com>
>>>To: healeys@autox.team.net
>>>Subject: Petronix Ignition? Do I need rev limiter?
>>>Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 21:35:09 -0500
>>>
>>>Gents,
>>>
>>>I plan to order the Petronix ststem for my 60 BN7. I changed polarity to 
>>>neg. ground. I plan to order Moss part 222-571 Igniter for Lucas Model 
>>>DM6 distributor. I also plan to order Petronix coil 143-265. Will any 
>>>40,000 volt coil work such as P-40511 Flame Thrower?
>>>
>>>Is there anything else I need for the system?
>>>
>>>Thanks for any thoughts.
>>>
>>>Cheers,
>>>Scott
>>>Mashed BN7
>

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