Had one of those too!Thanks for your thoughts on this Big_John. My fist electronic ignition was a Heathkit Capacitive Discharge Ignition kit I built as a kid. I installed it and the results were,,it ran fine. If I remember correctly it still used the points but the current through them was much lower and used only as a signal to the unit. I did see an interesting comment below from a viewer commenting on the video subject I found kinda interesting if true.
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Sam Eassa
18 hours ago
Tony, I agree with you. I am an Electrical Engineer and I can explain these results as follows: You will generally have lower contact resistance through a fresh set of points than you will have through the semiconductor switching device typically used in an HEI. This will result in higher peak current through the coil primary and a higher, sharper voltage peak at the secondary. The only advantage of an HEI is that, for street use, it eliminates regular maintenance due to point and rubbing block wear. For racing, fresh, correctly adjusted points are superior and more reliable.
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Yeah...Common sense from Big Joh, AGAIN.
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Here is some of the latest VooDoo
I saw a couple videos on this I think last year when it was coming out. It's interesting, but I doubt I'll run out and get one anytime soon. I wonder how they're holding up in the real world.
Here is some of the latest VooDoo. A stand alone fully programmable Distributor you can program the advance curve and vacuum advance from a Bluetooth app from your phone once you set base timing. No external ignition box as it is all self contained in the distributor. For vacuum advance it has a map sensor in the dizzy for reference. Don't think I want one as my stroker ignition was set up by Halifaxhops and will run points.
CLASSIC CAR DISTRIBUTORS YOU CONTROL WITH YOUR SMARTPHONE
I saw a couple videos on this I think last year when it was coming out. It's interesting, but I doubt I'll run out and get one anytime soon. I wonder how they're holding up in the real world.
I bought one last year to replace my old MP distributor.
How many miles have you put on it?
The ability to switch between tunes is very interesting. That seems like something that would be useful in the real world and not just at the track.
Agreed. I left the wiring harness for the box taped up near where it mounted on the firewall.It is a very interesting unit. My only worry [maybe unfounded] is if it stops working you are really stuck unless you have another dizzy in the trunk.
I like the lock feature too.