How do you tell if you have points or electronic ignition?
How do you know if your older car has points? It’s fairly simple. If you open your hood, be sure your car has a distributor cap with very thick wires coming out of the top and going to each spark plug. If you don’t have a standard distributor cap like this, you don’t have points.
How does an ignition coil work with points?
As the engine rotates, the distributor shaft cam turns until the high point on the cam causes the breaker points to separate suddenly. Instantaneously, when the points open (separate) current flow stops through the primary windings of the ignition coil. This causes the magnetic field to collapse around the coil.
Can I use a PerTronix coil with points?
YES, that is perfectly acceptable. You can use the Pertronix FlameThrower coil with your points ignition system. While it’s the perfect coil to go with the PerTronix Ignitor breakerless ignition, our 40,000 volt Flame-Thrower canister coil can benefit virtually any distributor type inductive system.
What will be the advantage of electronic ignition system?
The clean-burning of air and fuel mixture makes the system less polluting. Does not overload the engine combustion: The electronic ignition system works electrically without power from the crankshaft and as a result, it does not overload the performance of the engine.
Should I upgrade my ignition coil?
Whether working with coil packs or traditional canister style coils, the advantage of an upgraded coil makes for a hotter spark. Intensifying the heat makes it easier to burn the fuel and air mixture. This translates to improved performance.
Why is electronic ignition considered better?
Advantages of Electronic Ignition System: It has fewer moving parts. Low maintenance required. Less emission generates. Efficiency is good.
How do I convert from points to electronic ignition?
There are two ways you can go about converting from points to electronic ignition – you can install a factory electronic system that replaces the factory points and distributor, or you can install an aftermarket high-performance system with parts and components from various manufacturers.
What is an electronic ignition conversion kit?
There are electronic ignition conversion kits that make you remove the points and condenser and install a reluctor and pickup in their place. This will save you a few bucks and maintain the “OEM stock” appearance for the most part.
How hard is it to convert an old ignition system?
Converting an older points/breaker-type ignition system can be pretty quick and easy or quite a bit more complex and involved, depending on what kind of system you decide to install.
Is it hard to install an electronic ignition kit?
Aftermarket performance electronic ignition kits take more time and effort to install, although this isn’t to say that the installation is difficult. The hardest part of the job, again, is going to be finding somewhere to mount the control module and finding the “hot” wire from the ignition key.