ignition for fords
 

Hey, as an electronic expert I can tell you this much. I have owned both an MSD 6A and a Crane Hi-6 box. I owned earlier capacitive discharge ignitions systems before MSD took over that marketplace by giving ignitions to all the successful racers. That was some good marketing!

Both MSD and Crane are comparable and I would be happy to buy either one. As for an MSD wearing out in a year, that is simply USER ERROR. They do not "wear" out.

For my money I would not use a Pertronix unit. It is a serious waste of money and so is their substandard coil. WASTE OF MONEY!

I can buy a remanufactured 79 302 distributor with magnetic pick up for 36.00 and then buy a Crane Hi-6 from summit racing for 155.00 and a coil for 48.00. Buy the LX-91 which is a high performance coil with epoxy poured in to keep everything vibration resistent. Now you have spent less than $250.00 and you have an ignition that runs just short of a $2,500 magneto system. It will have up to 12 sparks per rotation at low RPM which is significantly better than MSD and it ROCKS at the high end.

This is what I currently run. Bud, I have owned all the rest before. They were simply not the ticket. This is the ticket.

By the way, the Crane Hi 6 also has a built in rev limiter. THIS WILL SAVE YOUR BUTT. Buy a rev limiting box from MSD and you have spent 229.00 or more. So go magnetic trigger, Crane Hi 6 box and Crane LX-91 coil. This is as good as it gets PERIOD.

Hope this helps,

Jim

Jim seems awefly sure of himself. I can only say that the Mallory Unilite that i have sucks big time.

If I had it to do again. I would go with MSD. Magnetic pick-up for a street engine.

Rev

I have owned a mallory unilite

it was fine for a while, but never did produce the rock smooth idle, and upper rpm power that i required. I would advise you against the unilite, simply because the ford magnetic trigger and Hi 6 box are as close to a magneto system that a street rod can expect. All for less than 250.00. That is an awesome bargain and comes with multiple spark and rev limiter built in.

Could you ask for more.

(The Unilite modules burned out twice in my application. I carried a spare point and condensor so i could run when they quit. Very disconcerting!)

Hey jim_howard_pdx. Could u do me a favor. Can u get all these items for me at the price for my '66. I WILL pay u for it all, and the cost of shipping. I hope to be coming to Oregon here withen the next month, but I won't be going up that high. I'm from Myrtle Point. It's close to Coos Bay.

By the way, it's nice to see another Oregon fellow.