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What are your thoughts on the pertronix ignition system vs points. Ive been thinking of going to it with my 318 poly and i would like to know what you guys think of them

Here's an option I like better. Use a Mopar Electronic distributor and a General Motors HEI control unit. There is a bracket available to mount the unit to the bottom of the distributor. If you find yourself stranded somewhere with no spark, you can get replacements for these components just about anywhere. Here's a link to a full story on all of the benefits'


http://www.slantsix.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=15779

I have used Pertronix on my non MoPar since 2001 without any hazzel, works great. My MoPar got a electronic coversion kit simular to the Proform http://www.summitracing.com/parts/pro-66991
Assume that this kit is available from several vendors.

Anything beats points!
I would use what ever the Bank or the "Fun Governor" (wife) will let you buy. They all work well with good voltage.

i`ve never heard anything bad about pertronix, everyone that has them seems happy. electronic distributers are easily found in upullit junkyards, with the wireing harness and ECU it should be less than $50, its an easy swap and the wireing diagram is here-

http://www.moparts.org/Tech/Archive/elec/3.html

Used pertronix on my 64 Dart,love it,no problems,cheap and easy to install.BTW Orielly's had the best price

I understand once you stick it under the dist cap, it all looks stock!

Racer Brown Wrote:I understand once you stick it under the dist cap, it all looks stock!

Just two wires instead of one. No problems with the one in wagon, it was in there when we got it.
Still running dual points on Max, runs perfect also.

Did those who installed it notice a performance increase or anything?

If you go from a motor with a properly adjusted set of points to Pertronix, you won't notice any increase in performance. (You haven't changed the ignition curve or base timing, just the triggering method for the coil) However, what you will notice is over time is the performance won't decrease due to point wear.