Almost ready to purchace a points eliminator kit for the 67'. If there's one thing that made sense to me, was the set and forget nature of a breakerless ignition system.
I looked and compared them all.
First was the Pertronix Ignitor I. A good simple unit with a mixed reliability reputation. Tons sold, the leader in retrofits. Needs a distributor removal, and a new igition 12v hotwire for power. $100.
Then the Crane XRi unit. Built in rev limiter (won't ever need). $75
Finally the Accel 2010 Points eliminator kit. Cheap at $59, uses the factory resistance wire and no dist removal required. Seems like the one to go with. Nothing at all fancy, but Accel to some spells "mixed quality" Mallory makes an identical looking unit for about the same price.
Might add a new stock looking coil, and I'll for sure buy a new set of (date coded) plug wires. The plan is to keep it looking totaly factory underhood.
Any thoughts on Accel or these kits guys?
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65 Laurentian post, 67 Grande Parisienne 4 door HT.
Finally the Accel 2010 Points eliminator kit. Cheap at $59, uses the factory resistance wire and no dist removal required. Seems like the one to go with. Nothing at all fancy, but Accel to some spells "mixed quality" Mallory makes an identical looking unit for about the same price.
Might add a new stock looking coil, and I'll for sure buy a new set of (date coded) plug wires. The plan is to keep it looking totaly factory underhood.
Any thoughts on Accel or these kits guys?
Seriously the Accel looks good..... My muscle car has a ACCEL dist and super coil Who ever buys it can change it lol
yea!! and with no hat, on hot days no food, no water, just old car, and screwdriver and tape and wire
People who wear hats when driving are to be avoided at all cost. I take food and water in my car and my only tool is a cell phone plugged into the ciggy lighter! I've had enough of my bailing wire and duct tape days. I'm a modern traveller lol!
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65 Laurentian post, 67 Grande Parisienne 4 door HT.
That Accel does look like a Mallory unit. I used the Mallory unit with no problems back in around 1974. Its amazing its still available today. I remember that it was easy to install.
-- Edited by Beaumont4008 on Tuesday 5th of January 2010 11:21:02 PM
Mark. I've got the Crane unit in mine, set a 5500 rpm, no problems with this unit. Have heard a couple of stories on Pertronix of failures at the side of the road. They now keep a set of points & cond with them. I also keep a set in the glove box, but never had to use them!!!
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ive had an Eccel kit in my Cougar for 5 years now,it was 75 bucks took 10 minutes to put in and has been the best investment i have made for it,runs completely different. better acceleration and i dont have to screw around with points anymore!
Maybe I'll try the Accel kit. it's pretty cheap to replace. Maybe keep a spare in the glove box the same as the old Chrysler products when I kept a spare ballast resistor at all times.
I like the fact there's no need to run a new 12 ignition switched hotwire. It would be no biggie to run one, but I want this car to look as close to stock underhood as possible. I've seen the Accel replacement modules for as cheap as $35.
A friend of mine did a Pertronix I kit in his 65' TBird 390, he claims it seemd to start far better and had a little more go than with the points.
From what I've read Earl, most conversion failures seem to come from using a coil with incompatable resistance, or not correctly powering the unit. Pertronix claims over one million sold of the Ignitor I unit, so I can't see how anyone could go wrong with the type of driving we subject our old cars to.
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65 Laurentian post, 67 Grande Parisienne 4 door HT.
i have a petronix in my 67 gt500 and it starts great with no troubles at all, no more duell point ajustment witch wasnt a big deal , had no problems with them ether , now i can spend more time playing with the duell holleys.
i converted 3 of my old bikes over to dyna s electronic ignition over 12 years or more. one of them close to 20 and not a mishap. i'm a firm believer in eletronics over points. i used to keep a spare set of point in my tool box. i even run a hei in the 55 on the 283 now.