71 Dodge Dart Swinger in England
Yep mopar factory electronic distributor. Easy to set air gap on magnetic pick up is use brass or stainless shim stock the desired thickness so it wont stick to the magnet. It may be a fuel issue if vac advance and mechanical advance is up to snuff. If theres swarf in the distributor, prob be ok to just blow it out with compressed air.
May just be a fuel related issue. However, you can soup up that stock distributor setup by ditching the ignition ballast resistor, the stock mopar electronic module and wire in a GM HEI 4 pin electronic ignition module. Use a GM E coil, or a pertronix coil with a .3 ohm primary. I used a neat adaptor bracket for the GM module that allows it to install on the mopar distributor. Gives a waaaay hotter spark. Quicker startup, better off idle and part throttle acceleration, better fuel mileage. The gold tone aluminum bracket is made by www.designed2drive.com its about $25. It threads in where the 2 existing distributor drain plug holes are. The custom adaptor plug from GM to mopar i homemade for my distributor .
Yep mopar factory electronic distributor. Easy to set air gap on magnetic pick up is use brass or stainless shim stock the desired thickness so it wont stick to the magnet. It may be a fuel issue if vac advance and mechanical advance is up to snuff. If theres swarf in the distributor, prob be ok to just blow it out with compressed air.
May just be a fuel related issue. However, you can soup up that stock distributor setup by ditching the ignition ballast resistor, the stock mopar electronic module and wire in a GM HEI 4 pin electronic ignition module. Use a GM E coil, or a pertronix coil with a .3 ohm primary. I used a neat adaptor bracket for the GM module that allows it to install on the mopar distributor. Gives a waaaay hotter spark. Quicker startup, better off idle and part throttle acceleration, better fuel mileage. The gold tone aluminum bracket is made by www.designed2drive.com its about $25. It threads in where the 2 existing distributor drain plug holes are. The custom adaptor plug from GM to mopar i homemade for my distributor .
