Keeping it Mopar Ignition Upgrade Cheap

JGC403 specifically said he wants to keep it cheap. That means some effort, like pulling parts at a junkyard. Little extra effort for me since I go once a year anyway with a list on half-off day. My motivation is also re-use since I hate to see good stuff crushed, even non-Mopar. One advantage of junkyard diving is you can also grab the knock sensor parts from the same engine, if you plan to someday use a Holley Commander 950 or similar controller that uses a knock signal.

Same parts TrailBeast sells, less the heat sink plate, so should be a similar install effort. If any questions, not my problem since not getting paid to spoon-feed, like TrailBeast is. Plenty of info if one searches. I can see why many prefer buying a kit since easy, plus new parts and instructions. If an armchair shopper, you can also buy used parts off ebay.

I post photos of the GM parts (85-95 V-8 trucks, -93 cars). The red & wht cable is the GM factory part I discussed. Easy to unplug and take. Snip the grn & wht wires at the round GM pickup and connect them to your Mopar distributor pickup (add proper double bullet connector), but first use wire nuts since 50/50 chance of getting polarity right. Twist the pickup wires so no "positive feedback" buzzes.