[C1] Electronic Ignition
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Le Mans Master
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Electronic Ignition
Which is better, in your opinion, Pertronic III or Breakerless SE?
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Le Mans Master
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Melting Slicks
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Small cap HEI is stock ish. Who's judging? Or use this https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/...cid+v8,1322941
Good looking blue car you have. I noticed the soft top fits remarkably well. Is your engine still painted blue?
Good looking blue car you have. I noticed the soft top fits remarkably well. Is your engine still painted blue?
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Le Mans Master
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From: Arlington TX
2024 C1 of the Year Finalist - Unmodified
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Small cap HEI is stock ish. Who's judging? Or use this https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/...cid+v8,1322941
Good looking blue car you have. I noticed the soft top fits remarkably well. Is your engine still painted blue?
Good looking blue car you have. I noticed the soft top fits remarkably well. Is your engine still painted blue?
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Le Mans Master
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Okay, I just installed the Breakerless SE and I have a couple of questions that I can’t find an answer to, and can’t get customer support today.
1. I don’t have a ballast resistor anymore. Do I need one?
2. I have two coils, one with a primary resistance reading of 1.2 ohms, the other 1.7. Which should I use?
3. I installed the 1.2 and I’m getting erratic readings on my tachometer. Does that mean I using the wrong coil? Is the tach bad?
Thanks for help you can give me
1. I don’t have a ballast resistor anymore. Do I need one?
2. I have two coils, one with a primary resistance reading of 1.2 ohms, the other 1.7. Which should I use?
3. I installed the 1.2 and I’m getting erratic readings on my tachometer. Does that mean I using the wrong coil? Is the tach bad?
Thanks for help you can give me
Racer
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Don't know what part number you have, but number 38131 uses the original resistor. From the instructions. Substitute coils that have a primary resistance of 1.2 to 1.8 ohms are also compatible. Here is a link to 38131 instructions. JP https://breakerless.com/pdfs/92965073.pdf
Le Mans Master
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Okay, I just installed the Breakerless SE and I have a couple of questions that I can’t find an answer to, and can’t get customer support today.
1. I don’t have a ballast resistor anymore. Do I need one?
2. I have two coils, one with a primary resistance reading of 1.2 ohms, the other 1.7. Which should I use?
3. I installed the 1.2 and I’m getting erratic readings on my tachometer. Does that mean I using the wrong coil? Is the tach bad?
Thanks for help you can give me
1. I don’t have a ballast resistor anymore. Do I need one?
2. I have two coils, one with a primary resistance reading of 1.2 ohms, the other 1.7. Which should I use?
3. I installed the 1.2 and I’m getting erratic readings on my tachometer. Does that mean I using the wrong coil? Is the tach bad?
Thanks for help you can give me
COIL The Breakerless SE is optimized for use with either the factory original coil or Breakerless Replacement Plus series coil. Substitute coils that have a primary resistance of 1.2 to 1.8 ohms are also compatible. Very low resistance MSD Blaster and Accel Super coils are supplied with a supplemental resistor to raise the primary resistance to 1.5 ohms. Failure to use this supplemental resistor will damage the Breakerless SE module.
IMPORTANT: Ballast Resistor - This ignition is designed to work with the factory installed ballast resistor. The ballast usually takes the form of resistor wire that is part of the engine compartment wiring harness. It may also be in the form of a small white ceramic block mounted on the firewall in series with the +12V supply to the coil. Its purpose is to limit current to prevent coil overheating and point burning. The ballast typically has a resistance in the range of 1.2 to 1.8 ohms. The ballast resistor (or resistance wire) should not be removed when installing the Breakerless SE
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Okay, I just installed the Breakerless SE and I have a couple of questions that I can’t find an answer to, and can’t get customer support today.
1. I don’t have a ballast resistor anymore. Do I need one?
2. I have two coils, one with a primary resistance reading of 1.2 ohms, the other 1.7. Which should I use?
3. I installed the 1.2 and I’m getting erratic readings on my tachometer. Does that mean I using the wrong coil? Is the tach bad?
Thanks for help you can give me
1. I don’t have a ballast resistor anymore. Do I need one?
2. I have two coils, one with a primary resistance reading of 1.2 ohms, the other 1.7. Which should I use?
3. I installed the 1.2 and I’m getting erratic readings on my tachometer. Does that mean I using the wrong coil? Is the tach bad?
Thanks for help you can give me
You also should have noted in your original question that you are not running a stock tachometer. Stock runs by cable off the generator, and you are running an alternator. Unless you have replaced the distributor with to a C2 style with cable output, you no longer have a mechanical tach. I am running an SE Breakerless with an electronic tach AND a ballast resistor and the tach is very stable.
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Le Mans Master
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Thanks for the replies, everyone, would help to read the instructions. I will order a new 1.6 ohm (right?) ceramic resistor tomorrow.
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Le Mans Master
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Please explain something to me as I don’t understand. If a coil has a resistance of 1.2 ohms then why do I need a ballast resistor of 1.2 ohms?