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[Toby Erkson <Toby_Erkson@ccm.jf.intel.com>]

It would be an excellent idea!

My Square has a Pertronix Ignitor and Friday I just installed a Compufire 
in my Porsche.  Both work the same way (magnets, better than optical) and 
are great!  The Compufire was the easiest of the two to install (no gapping 
required).  However, since the 914 is FI (like many of your T3 out there) I 
did have to file some of the plastic away from the top of the disk where 
the rotor sits so I could put the distributor cap on.  Other than that and 
working in the *very* confined engine bay of the 914 it was an easy 
install!

Both are good, but if you want to split hairs I recommend the Compufire.
     Toby Erkson, air_cooled_nut@pobox.com
     '72 VW Squareback 1.6L bored and stroked to 2.0L
     '75 Porsche 914 1.8L
     Portland, Oregon, http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/8501/

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Subject: Author:  type-3-errors@umich.edu at SMTPGATE
Date:    10/5/97 5:26 PM

Hello all,

Would anybody happen to know if replacing a distributor in a type III
with an electronic ignition system is a good idea, and if so, what would
a good brand be?
thanks

Ben Lowry
'71 Squareback