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| brcacti |
 Oct 6 2019, 01:46 PM
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1974 914 1.8  Group: Members Posts: 674 Joined: 17-July 19 From: PHX AZ 60 miles south Member No.: 23,302 Region Association: Southwest Region  |
Hello, can I get many opinions on installing electronic ignition on 914s?
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| brcacti |
Oct 10 2019, 06:10 PM
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1974 914 1.8 Group: Members Posts: 674 Joined: 17-July 19 From: PHX AZ 60 miles south Member No.: 23,302 Region Association: Southwest Region |
QUOTE(Rand @ Oct 10 2019, 03:32 PM)  Just start with a 123 distributor so you can plug in a solution and eliminate all the nonsense. The TPS and all the other BS is just... poof... gone. Dwell? poof! At some point you realize what is better. Don't make it harder. Rand thanks, but I know LESS about all of this than EVERYONE here so yes I will be more confused than all the others that make reply's. I ask for patience for non mechanics here, I am not a mechanic and own 2 honda's so have not had to work on cars for decades, very little use for any tools BUT I have a little interest in this and learning to work on my 914 so I can do lots of little things as they come up to save money. |
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| brcacti |
Oct 11 2019, 03:48 PM
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1974 914 1.8 Group: Members Posts: 674 Joined: 17-July 19 From: PHX AZ 60 miles south Member No.: 23,302 Region Association: Southwest Region |
QUOTE(brcacti @ Oct 10 2019, 05:10 PM) QUOTE(Rand @ Oct 10 2019, 03:32 PM) Just start with a 123 distributor so you can plug in a solution and eliminate all the nonsense. The TPS and all the other BS is just... poof... gone. Dwell? poof! At some point you realize what is better. Don't make it harder. Rand thanks, but I know LESS about all of this than EVERYONE here so yes I will be more confused than all the others that make reply's. I ask for patience for non mechanics here, I am not a mechanic and own 2 honda's so have not had to work on cars for decades, very little use for any tools BUT I have a little interest in this and learning to work on my 914 so I can do lots of little things as they come up to save money. ............................................Rand...........tell me more, sorry for a dumb question do I have to buy a 123 distributor BEFORE I buy the crane fireball 700? |
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brcacti electronic ignition Oct 6 2019, 01:46 PM
VaccaRabite
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Can I add a more basic (might seem like a stupid)... Oct 10 2019, 06:15 AM porschetub Hi,you have a few options here I can think of,you ... Oct 9 2019, 10:53 PM Tdskip
Hello, can I get many opinions on installing elec... Oct 10 2019, 06:11 AM VaccaRabite The biggest drawback to these units is that they t... Oct 10 2019, 08:24 AM ClayPerrine We have run a pertronix in Betty's 914 for ove... Oct 10 2019, 08:42 AM rfinegan I have used compufire https://compufire.com/volksw... Oct 10 2019, 09:08 AM ClayPerrine Back when I was still fixing cars, and we were a l... Oct 10 2019, 09:49 AM brcacti THANKS TO ALL WHO REPLIED................it seems ... Oct 10 2019, 04:11 PM Rand Just start with a 123 distributor so you can plug ... Oct 10 2019, 04:32 PM Tdskip Pertronix would most likely be the simplest optio... Oct 11 2019, 07:06 AM Rob-O I run the Pertronix I...trouble free for about 4 y... Oct 11 2019, 08:07 AM StarBear Tried the Petronix (II, I think) and fiddled with ... Oct 11 2019, 08:27 AM HansJan I am a total idiot, that cannot even set the timin... Oct 11 2019, 09:48 AM rjames Anyone else’s 123 Ignition get crazy hot to the ... Oct 11 2019, 02:51 PM IronHillRestorations My luck with Pertronix is not good, so I can't... Oct 11 2019, 05:19 PM brcacti
My luck with Pertronix is not good, so I can... Oct 11 2019, 05:23 PM Tdskip Google is helpful here,
https://123ignitionusa.co... Oct 11 2019, 09:00 PM pistonboy With an electronic ignition, a more powerful coil ... Oct 16 2019, 02:36 AM |
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