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Feb 22, 2015 | 05:19 PM

greentruck72

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electronic ignition

okay this maybe a stupid question but have any of you ever heard of direct wiring the duraspark distributor to your coil for a cheap electric ignition, if so any advise or warnings against, the wires on the distributor are purpleish-brown orange and black?

Feb 22, 2015 | 06:46 PM

mikeo0o0o0

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I don't really get what you're trying to do. The Duraspark Ignition is already electronic. Wiring the distributor directly to the coil won't work, you won't get any spark.

Feb 22, 2015 | 06:58 PM

HIO Silver

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Convert to HEI:

How To Convert A Ford Or Chrysler Ignition To GM HEI - Car Craft

Feb 22, 2015 | 10:42 PM

bkaul

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I'm with Mike: Duraspark is an electronic ignition package, and with any electronic ignition package, you need a "brain" - in this case, it's mounted external to the distributor. You could swap to a non-electronic, points-style distributor if you really wanted to (but why?) ...

As for Duraspark vs HEI ... If you go with a quality (OEM/Motorcraft) ignition module, Duraspark is great. No reason to switch from the original. Aftermarket modules are of questionable quality, though ...