fitz1tj, Who has the Megajolt for the mini, and well does it work?

Thank You in advance!

Cheers,

Stieve

I've got a Mallory Dist. with pertronix. Never a problem.

"One day spent working on the car is like one hour of sex"

How about getting rid of the dizzy all together and installing a Megajolt fully programmable electronic ignition for less money?

Nothing is so bad that you can't make it worse by doing something rash or going berserk.

my buddy (who is the head mech on the car) has been running Pertonix for several years and only recently has he had problems and has been looking around for other ideas, including 123 but think he's a bit reluctant to change, partly due to asking owner to fork up money. Change is hard for some people.

One would have to seriously consider herd mentality for Pertronix around here since I've seen several failures and people with enough spares that we (more than one crew) always could find a replacement part.

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i didn't say that everyone was running electronic ignitions, nor would I.  It just isn't true.  It is true that most racers use pointless ignitions in Minis and most other cars where they are legal.  I don't think that the herd mentality accounts for all of that.  But if points work better for you, then run them and be happy.  You only have to please yourself.

I can only talk about my personal experience. I have had one Pertronix die in my race car. I have had one Pertronix die in a friends race car. I had a Stinger system in my E-type and frankly it was crap. Keep in mind these were all brand new units on two brand new distributors. This does not mean that I have not had good experiences with electronic units, I have. I still prefer points in my race cars.

I have been using points in street cars and race cars since my first car in 1980. I have never had a set fail. Sure you have check them but I just added that step to my pre-race check list and no issues. I have not had any points bounce even on the dyno at 8000 +. They are just easier for ME to use.

Points my not be the wammy, expensive, high tech way to go but they work for me. As far as why "everyone" is using electronic I don't know. I have found at least two things are true about racers.

1. Just like everyone else racers will tend to have a heard mentality. 2. Just like everyone else racers assume that new and expensive means better or faster.

If I could get an extra second per lap using square tires while everyone is using round, I would.

 

 

"If it wasn't for my horse, I wouldn't have had that year in college."    

if points were so great, everyone would be racing with points.  Pertronix isn't the only points substitute, so if they don't last, why run them?  I'd only have to go to a spare one time and then I'd be installing a different electronic unit.  Try one of the many electronic units people are running happily and please let me know when people start changing back to racing with points, OK?

Points belong in the tool box so that you can change to them after you've made the wrong choice of electronic unit and it dies on you. Although a lot of people run Pertronix, I've heard too much negative about them to ever run them.  I've had a Crane unit that has been on the car for years.  Even Lucas makes an all electronic dizzy, the 65DM4, which is sold by the host and is used for racing as well as street running.  The main thing with any points distributor is to simply replace the points and get the curve right for your engine.  Then you'll have something bulletproof that won't require monitoring or adjusting for points wear.

Promotion material says this works up to 8,000 rpm. For A+. I plan on using car for street and vintage racing (a bit..maybe) and as Mini 14 said I've seen several "modern" (Pertonix mostly) pointless ignitions go south during race weekends. I'd say at least one a weekend on someone's car. We've replaced several Pertronix parts on our B and carry spares. That's more reliable?

Funny point is that this particular unit has had Pertonix put in it but I believe I might switch back to dual points.

Again, thanks to everyone for their two cents.

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Adjustable for total advance. From street to full race. All you have to do is adjust the weights to whatever total advance you want. Time it with a gun once the cam comes on and thats it. And for anyone that has tried to figure out why their car won't run on a race weekend nothing beats points for a quick fix.

 

 

"If it wasn't for my horse, I wouldn't have had that year in college."    

Why would you want to install a points distributor in 2008 ?  What curve does the Mallory have in it?  Is it suitable for your usage? 

I had one on my Bug Eye. It was great and easy to use. I would highly recommend them.

 

 

"If it wasn't for my horse, I wouldn't have had that year in college."    

The 123 is about 45% more expensive than the price I can get and I just can't justify that now.

Thanks for input.

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I had a twin point Mallory on a small block Mopar back in the 80's.  Worked fine. Actually still have it. Car had an unfortunate run in with a guard rail. If you are getting one cheap, fine.  If you are buying a new dizzy, why not step into the 21st century?  Its as easy as 123

Anyone here have experience with Mallory twin point distributor sold by our hosts?

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