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Subject: RE: [T3] Electronic Ignition..... ?(any thoughts) > My 2cents worth on this subject.... dragging the dead horse out of the barn > to kick around a bit more. > > I am a Darksider...... not as nice a set of wheels as Toby... but I still pay > homage to Darth Vader. Both Toby and myself run the Pertronics AND Jacob's > System. One thing that I think has not been pointed out as of yet is the > small increase in usable horsepower one gains from using Pertronics. It is > due to the proper dwell angle being all ready set into the manufacture of the > unit, not to mention gap and such. > > I have seen many installs of this unit butchered and I do not know why. There > are several even on this list that I have recommended Pertronics to, and they > purchased another brand FOR MUCH LESS and think they have gotten the same > thing. The $35 units out there, to include EMPI's, have a failure rate of at > least 65%. This is based on a test run by a Type III club of 14 units. They > just fail in the electronics part. > First off let me say something. I am not against electronic ignitions. I have them on my other 2 vehicles. And both have gone over 100K miles without being touched. But, you get what you pay for. Yes, if you are going to do it, buy the best. > The person installing any of these kits HAS to read the instructions and > understand them too. There is nothing wrong with reading them several times > to understand them. They are VERY simple to follow, but must be done as > explained by the manufacturer instructions. > And this also goes for any other installation or repair. Before you turn a wrench or screw driver, understand thoroughly what your are doing. See below...... > The number of questions I see come across this page about obvious every day > things that are in any of the manuals, means to me that people are basically > to lazy to open the book in the first place. Now, if that person cannot open > the book for themselves, then how could they begin to understand the theory > of installing the electronic ignition parts properly. I am not showing > disrespect or ragging on anyone, but this is a fact that cannot be ignored. > In any electronics or mechanical support job I have ever had, people that > call in without their manual are requested to get it and call back later. > > My final thought on the Pertronics unit is that it is the best of its type > out there. I have never seen one fail, except for poor installation. The one > thing one must remember, the rotor sits to high on the cam shaft inside the > distributor after the kit is installed on a FI system. The rotor must be cut > .25 inchs at its bottom to not contact the distributor cap. On a 009, it does > not have to be cut. > > Well, now that I have inflamed many of you on the list here, please think > about what I have said here for a bit before you reply. Of course, you can > just write it all off to a crazy old guy that has breathed way to much clutch > dust in his day. > One last poll of the users of electronic ignitions??????? How many of you carry a set of points in the car with you???????????? Russ Wolfe russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org/ read below: If you do, this means that you don't trust them completely.... point made..... ------------------------------------------------------------------- Too much? Digest! mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org Subj=subscribe