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Ok, Alright, I have ranted and raved in the past about the virtues of sticking with the stock ignition in a TR6. But things have changed and I somehow think I need to "upgrade" to electronic igniton. Actually, I have a credit at TRF and I was just looking for a way to spend down the monies. Since my engine is much closer to a UK TR6 engine in performance, compression ratio, cam, etc. somehow I think that a PerTronix electronic ignition will give me the complete package. Indeed I looked briefly into going with a custom distributor (Mallory) but nixed that because of cost and not wanting to loose my mechanical tach. I had terrible experience with the old Crane systems and don't want to repeat that. The biggest downside to the PerTronix that I see is the fact that you cannot leave the ignition in the "on" position for very long because you will burn it up (same as the Crane, except the Crane 3000 series). Guess I will just have to disconnect it if I plan on doing any wire tracing, valve adjustments, etc. Other than that, what is the biggest downside to this setup and what are the advantages. I was told that converting back to points and condensor "one the road" is very doable and strongly suggested that one keep the parts available in the boot for an emergency. So, give me some thoughts, you guys. Or should I have just used my credit for some fuzzy dice (oh, that was Vicky Brit that sells those) or extra bags of Cleve nuts.
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