Electronic Ignition

[TravisB]

does an electronic ignition like a petronix ignition in a distributor instead of breaker points and condensor make much difference in power and performance? how about adding a hot coil? not looking at pulling as much as i am plowing with the old antiques. thanks.

 

[Alliecat]

Yes and Yes performace and power will improve with a hotter spark
You will have less plug fouling and a cleaner burn too

 

[Anonymous-0]

No and NO. The electronic ignition only sends a signal to the coil. The coil produces the spark. A good set of points and a hot coil will make a tractor run as good as the overpriced Pertronic will. The most important thing is the dist advance.

 

[mEl]

I have a DC Case with an overbore 4 1/16 flat top kit. A capacitor discharge ignition unit that I installed was worth one (1) hp at full load. The pulling associations all know this as they all allow enhanced ignitions. If there was big power there they would out law them. There is just not BIG power there unless you are in the higher divisions with the extreme compressions and rpm. Have installed Pertronics units also and other than reliability, also no big gains in HP. However I'm sure that some puller out there will claim a 30 HP gain!! Oh well. mEl

 

[PullingWC]

Yes the Pertronix are not cheap but in the long run the cost of point and condensor, foiled plug its worth it I run it in my pulling tractor but also in my grain truck and other tractors on the farm. The grain truck was good for a set of points every two years ,also it run smoother now and a little better fuel mileage.

 

[james rumph]

If you put a automotive coil on it you must put a ballest resister in line. The tractor coils have one built in that you don't see.

With out it the coil will get very hot. I was working with my lights and had the ign switch in the on position with the tractor "not" running and it burned the eletronic ign right out of the dist.[ fire]
I use the MSD coil with a ballest resister and it stays cool and doen't effect performance at all.
MSD supplies the ballest resister with alot of there products, all it does is drop the voltage to the coil.

A good coil and fresh points is all you really need.

Don't start a fire like me with costly parts .

 

[Anonymous-0]

I have run petronix in a fork lift since 1982. It has worn out 3 engines but no maintaince on the distributor at all.I also have it in a Super "M' for the last 8 years with no problems it's a whole lot better than points and condenser.Well worth the money and only takes a few minutes to install.
Tx, DR