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Another thought provoker, 140-160

posted by  someone claiming to be Niel on  Thu Apr 29 22:44 CST 2004 [RELATED]

Ditto. The normal setup is fine. Transistor assistance will save the points and have it run more consistent (points will not wear down, just the cam/lobe follower). Capacitive discharge (CD), if you can find it for not too rediculous a price, will improve performance, smooth out idling, and make you a generally happy person... Even make tea. My father had a friend build him a CD ignition for his Volvo that I'm driving now (it was when I was still a baby) and he always tells me how it improved performance. Unfortunately it failed after about 6 years and his friend did not get time to fix it, but this is the one electronic thing he really insisted I build sometime, so it must be worth it. I've built a kit I found at an electronics shop, but am not satisfied with the design. So next is to design one from scratch. Will let you guys know when it is done and what difference it makes.






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