all said and done, I think this is a great interim option. This is my 5th 914, and the ones with MSD box always gave me the best results. For this one, I think I will go ahead and do the Pentronix. I'm gonna order the coil as well. Seems like solid good advice. New wires to boot.... oh hell, spark plugs and cap while I'm at it..
thanks all.. I'll post and update and some photos along the way.. still learning this board..
The Reverend
QUOTE(TheReverend @ Dec 20 2011, 10:55 PM)
AWESOME info...thanks man
QUOTE(struckn @ Dec 20 2011, 07:57 AM)
QUOTE(TheReverend @ Dec 19 2011, 08:19 PM)
I've been researching and it seems the Electronic Ignition Conversion Kit for 4-cylinder VW Porsche made by PerTonix is a good option. Any thoughts? I do like this option as there is no additional drilling and mounting of the MSD box..
anyone have either? I know I am tired of points. Old school is cool, but not with points.
I have Pertronix in my 914 and in some of my other cars and it is an excellent option to running Points. The intallation is relatively simple. In talking to the Tech at Pertronixs he advised that the Coil needs to be a 3 Ohm coil. Pertronix makes a Flame Thrower Coil (for 4 and 6 (cycl) model#4051 (chrome) which is 3 Ohm and will produce a higher out put spark then a stock coil. I bought the coil from carshopinc.com for $31 which was a great price. Also you can increase your spark plug gap to .040 - .050 with this coil for better performance due to the higher out put of the Coil. If you stay with the stock coil make sure it has an internal, or external Ballast resistor, if not you could kill the Pertronix sensor. one other thing to mention is to make sure the plug wire to the coil snaps in. The pertronix coil has a slightly larger diameter female connection so you may need to spread the plug wire's male contact open a little. I just stuck a round pointed closed plyer in the plug wire and then opened the plyers to expand the connection pin until it fit tightly in the coil.