points or pertronix

charliemccraney · Post by **charliemccraney** » March 13, 2010, 10:39 am

I had an Ignitor II burn up on me when I accidentally left the ignition on. It worked great otherwise. But I can't have something like that leave me stranded in the middle of nowhere. If I feel like I have to carry points around or keep a spare with me at all times, it doesn't get installed on my truck.

Lowell · Post by **Lowell** » March 13, 2010, 10:39 am

How expensive is the Petronix conversion?

Post by **Greg D** » March 13, 2010, 11:09 am

http://www.summitracing.com/search/?key ... onix&dds=1

It varies depending on what you get.
I have the dizzy module and an Accel Coil (it matches my plug wires).

fire truck · Post by **fire truck** » March 14, 2010, 12:33 am

ICEMAN6166 wrote:i will keep my points.
simple ,inexpensive and easily changed.
been doing them so long i can eyeball the gap close enough for the engine to run.
i check mine with the dwell meter when i change my oil and reset if necessary. i only buy USA made standard blue streak points and ignition components.generally i can get a couple years out of a set depending on how many miles are driven.

cost prohibits carrying a spare new pertronix in the glovebox,so most people i know with pertronix keep a set of points in the box in case they need a roadside repair as pertronix are not readily available in the parts stores.

points do require a bit more maintenance to ensure they gap is correct but to me its not an issue.

now i sit back and let the rest of the folks tell me how i am stuck with ancient technology and i should "upgrade".
fact is i have had the pertronix on an engine and noticed no improvement over the points other than not needing to check the gap/dwell.

I'm sure glad you don't like the ignitorII...LOL

Mercules · Post by **Mercules** » March 14, 2010, 8:20 am

pertronicx is one of the best upgrades I have done. over 50,000 miles on my mustang with out a problem. The last time I tried to buy a new set of points for a 240 six, they wanted $26.95 for the points & $8.00 for the condenser

. I do have a set of points & the tool to change them under the spare tire.

Post by **Greg D** » March 14, 2010, 9:38 am

Those are VERY nice Mercules. I for one would like to see some pics of you Turbo Vert too.

Uncle Skip · Post by **Uncle Skip** » March 14, 2010, 10:29 am

A Pertronix unit will run you in the neighborhood of $70 and someone said they had addressed the problem of burning up the module by leaving the key on. BTW, if you leave the ignition on it will burn up your points too.
U@ss

fmartin_gila · Post by **fmartin_gila** » March 15, 2010, 7:55 am

When I put in my Pertronix, I ran a new wire out from the bullet connector by the ignition switch to the coil to feed it direct 12 Volts. In that wire, I installed a Male/Female Spade disconnect so if I ever had reason to keep the key on & not running, I could disconnect it. I have about six years of running on it now and it had been performing flawlessly. I am old-school enough that I carry a set of points, condenser, and coil wherever I go, I always did that with points anyway. But I don't have to be constantly replacing the points, so I feel the Pertronix has paid for itself more than once.