Ballast, Blaster II, ohms, current, friggin volts!

Well, that is great and thanks for the summation and pontification :).

I think distributors tied to camshafts associated to the crank via timing chains which signal anything with a gadget on its shaft is asking for all sorts of errors. Couple that with phasing issues on vacuum advance and antiquated analog circuits managing a single coil and the entire process is a nice crude harmony of inaccuracy of ignition. It friggin works but so does a 1 cylinder john deer tractor.

cop is obviously the way to go and second to that is wasted spark. Crank monitoring with high resolution coupled with cam position is the other facet, excluding the ignition system.

I just dont understand the obsession with distributors considering the price of going to crank triggerd wasted spark system. I am really surprised there is not a kit with a hand held gadget tuner. Maybe it is just not worth the money but custom tailoring a map based on variables which are precisely repeatable and accurate seem like a good way to make more horse power and all the above.

I am striving for edis and a mega derivation box myself as I am not savvy like you guys with programming and hardware. I think it will be an applicable way to start understanding more.

Does the 8 pin vs the 4 pin have better dwell management or current management or is it just negligible. I understand the 8 pin will run in limp mode which is fine if you have a mechanical / vacuum dist but it may be a pointless upgrade on such vs. the 4 pin.

Thanks for the great responses guys!