PERTRONIX IGNITOR ???'S FOR '56 354 HEMI

65Valiant · Post by **65Valiant** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 12:22 pm

HEY THERE,
I WAS JUST CURIOUS IF ANYONE HAD REPLACED THEIR DUAL POINTS WITH A PERTRONIX CONVERSION AND IF SO HOW DID IT WORK? ANY PROBLEMS AT ALL WITH IT? JUST LOOKING FOR SOME FEEDBACK THANKS BRIAN AND GORDY
'65 VALIANT W/ 354 HEMI

krooser · Post by **krooser** » Sun Jun 18, 2006 12:06 pm

Never knew one not to work good...I'll be carrying one for a spare in case my MAG dies on the road...

wayfarer · Post by **wayfarer** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 3:02 pm

the pertronix is only going to be as good as your worn out shaft and housing...
IMHO the Mopar electronic is the best basic system available, plus you can add the MSD 6A or other...
These are easy swaps into the early engines. Send a PM if you need help.

George · Post by **George** » Sun Jun 25, 2006 8:42 am

I was looking @ a NAPA book once & it seemed to show the 354 points as being mirror image of the 331/392 points. Didn't make sence, don't know if true. As said above you would be best off getting a new dizzy for a 318 of the type you like. The "adaptor kits" used to "convert" them are nothing more than tubing that has an inside diameter the same size as the thicknes of the dist. shaft. Cut the shaft, use the tubing to extend to the right lenth & set pin in place.

wayfarer · Post by **wayfarer** » Mon Jun 26, 2006 12:40 pm

Remember that once you cut the shaft, you now have a 'custom' part that cannot be readily replaced if required, and sometimes distributors will seize...
I can provide a new design intermediate shaft/gear assembly that allows use of any A-LA dist, no changes...

DblAdigger · Post by **DblAdigger** » Sun Jul 02, 2006 12:33 am

I buy the adaptor shaft and a new gear from Hot Heads. 318/360 distributor then fits fine. IMHO, cutting/stretching the shaft will cause BAD problems with runout. The last mag I checked, with a cut/stretched shaft had OVER .200 runout. Cost the customer a new shaft.