71 Duster 360 turbo build

turbovan said

Great thread with lots of info, thank you! So I have a pertronix igniter in my distributor which I don’t believe will work with microsquirt or at least I haven’t found a clear answer in regards to pull-up resistors. Regardless, I want my timing to be precise and consistent considering how hard I’ll inevitability push this car. So my plans are for wasted spark with d585 coils in the same location you have yours. Trigger wheel on the crank, and a magnum distributor(already have) for cam sync is the direction I’m headed.

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If you have all of these parts, why not use a MS3X? That way you can get sequential spark and fuel. Batch firing and wasted sparking a turbo car may not be the best idea if you plan on pushing it. The magnum distributor will work fine. The Jeep cam sensor route is fairly easy too and it will save some space. I like where my coils are located for a nice appearance, but they do make it difficult to work on anything back there. The brackets also weren't fun to make. I hope to add a supercharger one day, which will require a return style fuel system. That will obviously take up more space. I've thought about moving the coils to the top of the valve covers when I do that. After all, it won't look "stock" anymore without the factory air filter on it.