Ignition Upgrade
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Aug 2011
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From: Redding California
Ignition Upgrade
I have a 68 with a lightly modified 327. I'm looking to upgrade my ignition and I'd like to get away from the points. My ultimate goal would be to drop an HEI unit in there but I want to keep the factory ignition shielding on it so I'm guessing that's a bust. Any ideas out there? What have you done?
Melting Slicks
Joined: Oct 2012
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From: Dunedin NZ.
Overhaul the std distributor and fit a points elimination kit to it. You can get several that have single wire control from the dist to a black box that can be hidden away (the one on my car is smaller than a cigarette packet.
Drifting
Joined: Dec 2002
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From: Long Beach CA
If you want to get rid of the points, get a Pertronix unit. That will fit right into your stock distributor, so no problems with the shielding. If you are convinced you need a hotter spark, you can also install a Pertronix Accel, or other aftermarket coil that is configured just like the stock one and will work with the shielding. Depending on their age, a new set of spark plug wires might also be called for,.
