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jneely

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Pertronix
« on: July 12, 2020, 08:54:36 PM »
Has anyone successfully fit a pertronix pointless ignition to an f-head willys or darrin? They offer an ignitor for auto lite iat series, but not sure it's one size fits all..

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MarkH

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Re: Pertronix
« Reply #1 on: July 14, 2020, 05:39:12 PM »
I was thinking about this a couple years ago and got some feedback here. Also got some mixed opinions elsewhere. http://kfclub.com/forum/index.php/topic,12079.msg55628.html#msg55628
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Re: Pertronix
« Reply #2 on: July 17, 2020, 09:10:45 PM »
This and the 6 into 2 manifold popped up in a couple replies to a post on the Brazil Willys Rural FB group where a member is asking about increasing horsepower in his BF161 engine (our f-161) while keeping it stock looking.
A quick scan of the translation sounds similar Pertronix, but this has 3 coils. https://produto.mercadolivre.com.br/MLB-705192466-kit-igniflex-willys-f75-rural-cj5-bf161-hurricane-6c-igd2000-_JM?matt_tool=86155663&matt_word&gclid=CjwKCAjwmMX4BRAAEiwA-zM4Jk8HdkqYAMaDZ9aGFzcZ7LWHF65S_puUGnW9LaQdzj1FsoxV3fv1gxoC2EsQAvD_BwE&fbclid=IwAR1usu2nkOpfIvr011Uj2pJT3XUch9x3r69BO-Ll9IDJkpevzTKlgJYjqIU&quantity=1
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jneely

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Re: Pertronix
« Reply #3 on: July 18, 2020, 08:41:10 PM »
Huh. Looks like a full modern distributorless ignition system. Certainly something you dont often see.

Definitely cool, but my preference is for a subtle upgrade under the stock distributor cap.

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DTort96646

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Re: Pertronix
« Reply #4 on: July 19, 2020, 06:17:44 AM »
That's exactly what it is.