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| hndyhrr |
 Jun 16 2016, 10:48 AM
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Ok, so i will start by saying i am out for the season as far as wrenching on car as i busted my wrist 3 weeks ago. Am going to have to put pumpkin(70, 1.7, fi) in shop to have dizzy changed and figured i would ask about petronix vs points.
please give me your thoughts on this and who to buy from. thanks Renee |
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hndyhrr petronix or points Jun 16 2016, 10:48 AM
Jason74914 Just installed Pertronix Ignitor II. I'm havin... Jun 16 2016, 11:16 AM colingreene i had nothing but problems with pertronix, i went ... Jun 16 2016, 11:17 AM timothy_nd28 With the off chance of driving through a nuclear E... Jun 16 2016, 11:32 AM
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With the off chance of driving through a nuclear ... Jul 1 2016, 02:42 PM StratPlayer I have a 123 ignition on it's way... Will let ... Jun 16 2016, 11:35 AM pete000
I have a 123 ignition on it's way... Will let... Jun 16 2016, 11:44 AM JoeD
I have a 123 ignition on it's way... Will le... Jun 16 2016, 12:16 PM siverson
[quote name='StratPlayer' post='2360189' date='Ju... Jun 16 2016, 12:18 PM Mblizzard
I have a 123 ignition on it's way... Will let... Jun 16 2016, 06:32 PM era vulgaris I'll take electronic ignition over points ever... Jun 16 2016, 11:38 AM pete000 I have Pertronix in my car for a while now with no... Jun 16 2016, 11:43 AM MarkV It's 2016 and I refuse to run points. If you g... Jun 16 2016, 11:48 AM ssuperflyoldguy Switching from points to an electronic ignition is... Jun 16 2016, 12:59 PM ClayPerrine I have run pertronix in both 914s since the early ... Jun 16 2016, 01:03 PM Mark Henry I was a diehard points guy till the pertronix II c... Jun 16 2016, 01:08 PM eyesright I built my stock 2.0L several years ago and instal... Jun 16 2016, 02:48 PM 6freak I smoked the one I put in the car when I changed e... Jun 16 2016, 03:22 PM veekry9 Gee,sounds like a thermistor could be used to swit... Jun 16 2016, 03:39 PM stugray I have a mallory unilite with optical pickup to dr... Jun 16 2016, 07:23 PM ThinAir I've run Pertronix for years in 4 different Ty... Jun 17 2016, 03:53 PM Spoke Points/condenser ignition is so archaic at this po... Jun 18 2016, 07:05 AM Mark Henry Just to be a dick... :D
If you look at unbiased... Jun 18 2016, 11:34 AM Dave_Darling If you look at unbiased dyno tests there is no HP ... Jun 18 2016, 01:54 PM somd914 Running Pertronix in both 914s, no issues with 5 y... Jun 18 2016, 12:16 PM worn
Running Pertronix in both 914s, no issues with 5 ... Jun 18 2016, 02:01 PM StratPlayer Received my 123 ignition today. I'm heading f... Jun 18 2016, 07:09 PM StratPlayer I brought the 123 down to PMB, since I'm havin... Jun 27 2016, 12:08 PM siverson > I brought the 123 down to PMB, since I'm ... Jun 30 2016, 11:10 PM 76-914 It appears that only one responder likes points. H... Jul 1 2016, 02:17 PM 76-914 It appears that only one responder likes points. H... Jul 1 2016, 02:19 PM The Cabinetmaker Hi, my name is curt and I'm a pointaholic. I a... Jul 1 2016, 02:37 PM Darren C
Hi, my name is curt and I'm a pointaholic.
... Jul 1 2016, 02:53 PM The Cabinetmaker
Hi, my name is curt and I'm a pointaholic.
... Jul 1 2016, 03:34 PM 914_teener
Hi, my name is curt and I'm a pointaholic.
... Jul 1 2016, 03:49 PM Series9 Step 1 to reliable ignition: Loose the distributo... Jul 1 2016, 03:35 PM Darren C Ich war ein europäisch bis zum vergangenen Freita... Jul 1 2016, 03:55 PM Series9
Ich war ein europäisch bis zum vergangenen Freit... Jul 1 2016, 04:04 PM Darren C
Ich war ein europäisch bis zum vergangenen Frei... Jul 1 2016, 04:17 PM 914_teener
[quote name='Series9' post='2366366' date='Jul 1 ... Jul 1 2016, 09:34 PM Porschef I think he said it's Friday, and happy hour...... Jul 1 2016, 04:11 PM pacman Points! Had Petronix fail on mine and havent h... Jul 1 2016, 07:34 PM Darren C Thanks 914 teener.
I currently have Petronix, and... Jul 2 2016, 01:15 AM JamesM All I know is what I have experienced. In almost ... Jul 2 2016, 11:37 PM Frankvw
I personally never had points fail on me before.... Jul 4 2016, 01:50 AM Porschef
Just looking at this picture should be enoug... Jul 4 2016, 06:10 AM Drums66
I personally never had points fail on me before... Jul 12 2016, 11:33 AM veekry9 The single failure I've had with electronic Ha... Jul 4 2016, 04:37 AM somd914 Obtain a large enough population of data and you w... Jul 4 2016, 05:43 AM Mark Henry I've had to replace points, but I've also ... Jul 4 2016, 06:23 AM BeatNavy Ok, this thread has convinced me to go the Pertron... Jul 4 2016, 06:31 AM Mark Henry Personally I won't use a pertronix on my car, ... Jul 4 2016, 07:29 AM cuddyk I think pertronix is hedging their bet on that one... Jul 4 2016, 07:31 AM colingreene
It appears that only one responder likes points. ... Jul 8 2016, 12:44 AM 6freak
It appears that only one responder likes points.... Jul 12 2016, 10:20 AM StratPlayer I just picked up my car with the new 123 distribut... Jul 8 2016, 01:54 PM Cuda911 Well, I went and had Pertronix installed today.
... Jul 12 2016, 03:27 PM 76-914 Any noticeable difference in starting or idle? :D Jul 12 2016, 03:59 PM Cuda911 Starts the same. Idle is smooth, have set it at ab... Jul 12 2016, 04:02 PM  |
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