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From cap and rotor to ignition box?

Old Apr 21, 2007 | 11:06 AM
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From cap and rotor to ignition box?

Hey, i was wondering if there was a way to put an ignition box in my car. Do i need to change the distributor? The cap and rotor? Anything? What all is involved? Has anyone done this before?
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Old Apr 21, 2007 | 11:25 AM
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Re: From cap and rotor to ignition box?

To run an ignition box in your car you would need to take the module out of the distributor and replace it with the supplied wire, that wire then hooks up to the ignition box. everything else is just tach sender, power and ground.
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Old Apr 21, 2007 | 08:48 PM
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Re: From cap and rotor to ignition box?

You only remove the module if you're using an old non-computer distributor with a 4 pin module. Otherwise, you leave the module in place.

There's no performance benefit to any sort of ignition box on a relatively stock engine.
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Old Feb 6, 2008 | 07:37 AM
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Re: From cap and rotor to ignition box?

i recently installed a ignition box on my new motor, the motor ran great then one day i fired it up an the motor started to back fire an run extremely iratic. sence then i have been completely through the ignition system to find nothing. at this point i am looking at this box wandering if it isnt the problem ive been told when using these boxs the idiot lights in the box can check ok an the box still be bad any thoughts on this.
thanks Jim
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