Installed unit on WD45 Allis Chalmers gas engine that had been converted to propane. I converted to 12 volt negative ground before installation. The difference was incredible! After opening plug gaps to .035, and installing hot rod plug wires, starting is much faster, response is better, and even with the lower compression gas engine, tractor is still putting out 45 PTO horse power. All this work was done 20 years ago.

Put one in my son's Pontiac 326. Lasted a few weeks before it took a crap. Tried to get it replaced and all the support wanted to do was come up with reasons why it was my fault. The 2 or 3 might be better, but we dropped a Mallory Unilite in it last year......no problems.

You can run the Pertronix II in a factory tach car. I am running one in my 1967 Shelby. You run the factory wires as you would to the coil , including the black from the ignition unit. The red wire that comes off the Pertronix unit will have to have a direct feed from the ignition switch. I simply pulled a 16 gauge fine stranded wire through the boot that feeds the engines gauges and soldered a ring terminal and heat shrink wrapped the connection. It's to the 12V IGN hot.

and yet again you two have helped me immensely!!! every time I go to do something to my 1964 XM Futura you have answered all my questions and some that I haven't even asked yet :) Please support these guy's everyone it's well worth it! Thank you Jeff and Cam. My T Shirt and Mug are on the way

That petronix is a pretty slick setup

thank you for a very great tutorial. you guys are also funny as hell.

You guys are awesome.

i'm an HEI guy myself but this is pretty cool too

I used the resistor wire on my Pertronix and it worked fine. I think it lasted for about 15 yrs until it started failing due to under hood temp. I then went back to points for a few yrs then decided to try Crane X R-i which I've been using since about 2002. The Crane unit is a simpler install where you remove the points and condenser and slide the Crane unit where the points were which use the same holes. On GM points distributors you may need to cut down the Crane screw for the left mounting hole so the vacuum advance can moves freely. The unit have 2 wires that connect to the coil + and - terminals. The Crane unit also has a rev limiter. In both modules I used a MSD Blaster 2 coil. I also used the resistor wire with the Crane unit until I connected a MSD 6AL 6420 in my 1970 Z28.

Awesome video!

Thank you !!! great install :)

Thanks for the tip about the ignition key! probably would have burned it up.

Love the whataburger table number!

Great video...thanks, do you guys think you could do one with the Pertronix 2001 Ignition Power Relay Kit instead?

Quick question: don't one have to readjust the ignition timing after installation of the ignitor module? I may have missed that in the video. My best from Germany, Jay

I would like to try this on my 1964 Ford f250 pickup with a 292. I already have the part in my distributor that replaced my points and it has been a great system.

Awesome! Got this on our new 62 Mercury Meteor hot rod!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Ooh, shiny! That's my line.

nice whataburger tent shot.

i have a Pertronix Dist. in my 67 289 Mustang i have not tried to start my car yet. i also have a old Mallory tach. that i know works. can i use this tach with the Pertronix Dist.? thanks for any help with this.