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Old 06-06-2010, 12:11 AM   #1
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hi just wondering if anyone knows where i could get a electronic ignition from and how much it would cost roughly and how much more power it would give me if any at all. i want to buy a new one tho and not second hand. it will be fitted to a 2lt pinto. and also are bosch alternaters able to be bolted straight onto an escort motor because am also shifting the bettery to the boot and need a bigger alternater.

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Old 07-06-2010, 11:13 AM   #2
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Yesterford in Melbourne can help you out, if you want a new one to fit straight in. I was quoted about $600, apparently comes with a bigger coil as well. I installed a Crane Cams XR700 Fireball electronic ignition conversion kit; it's a damn sight cheaper than the option I mentioned above, but more fiddling about is involved.

Someone else here might know of a cheaper outlet for a brand- new electronic ignition kit, but these were the options I looked at. As for power, I don't know the figures, but after I installed the kit & sorted out the timing I found it made a noticeable difference, like removing the "pinging" I was getting from the engine at higher revs. Another upside is no more mucking about with point gaps & feeler gauges, conversion is worth the $$$ just to get rid of that chore every 5,000 km or so, in my opinion.

As for your alternator question, I have no idea.
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Old 07-06-2010, 08:34 PM   #3
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Pertronix Ignitor 1847V
its a direct points replacement. you wont gain any power, but just reliability.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Pertr...Q5fAccessories
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Old 08-06-2010, 12:45 AM   #4
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JamesR do you happen to know what the Pertronix kit model number is for a 3Lt V6 Essex from a Mk1 Capri with a Motorcraft disy.
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sorry mate, i checked the catalog, but it has no listing for Ford V6..

http://www.pertronix.com/catalogs/ignition/default.aspx
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Old 09-06-2010, 12:21 AM   #6
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Thanks JamesR I have looked in the catalog before for it with no luck but there is a guy who claims he can provide a Pertronix that fits but no part number which is a bugger.
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Thanks JamesR I have looked in the catalog before for it with no luck but there is a guy who claims he can provide a Pertronix that fits but no part number which is a bugger.
yeah, i did a few google searches, and found a few mentions of them being used, but no part numbers..
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