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| Alfieg23 |
 Jan 28 2014, 07:16 PM
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I just purchased a 1972 with a replacement 1.8L engine with L-Jetronic Fuel Injection. I want to change the OEM distributor to electronic ignition but don't know which would be best. I've been reading a lot on this site as well as Google and have come up with three (Mallory Unilite, Petronix SVDA and Hot Spark SVDA. Is there a consensus as to which is best? Thanks in advance for your help.
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| ClayPerrine |
Jan 30 2014, 12:19 PM
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Life's been good to me so far..... Group: Admin Posts: 15,542 Joined: 11-September 03 From: Hurst, TX. Member No.: 1,143 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille 
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Years ago, I modded the pickup coil and ignitor from a Toyota 22R motor so that it would fit in the stock 914 distributor. All I had to do was bend the mounting bracket to fit it in the smaller distributor, and take 1/4 inch off the bottom of the stock 914 rotor to clear the pickup coil. . It triggered right off the point cam with no mods. It was an incredibly reliable ignition system, and the parts were available from FLAPS. Plus I got the stuff for free off replacement engines I put in for customers.
I just salvaged the ignition coil with the ignitor, and stripped the pickup coil out of the distributor. This is the ignition coil with the ignitor. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/thumbs4.ebaystatic.com-1143-1391105945.1.jpg) They also make a square coil and ignitor. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i70.photobucket.com-1143-1391105946.2.jpg) Both work exactly the same. Pickup coil: (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/thumbs3.ebaystatic.com-1143-1391105946.3.jpg) Use the Toyota spec for the pickup coil clearance at the top of one of the point cam lobes. The rest is easy. |
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Alfieg23 Electronic Ignition - which is best? Jan 28 2014, 07:16 PM
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I just purchased a 1972 with a replacement 1.8L e... Jan 28 2014, 09:09 PM
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