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Old Aug 1, 2016 | 09:29 PM
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can you pair this ignition system

I have a distributor with a built in coil
And I also have a Jacobs electric ignition system

Can I pair these to ?
Is there a way I'm not seeing?



 
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Old Aug 1, 2016 | 10:16 PM
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If u removed the coil and module from the distributor or bypass them but why?
 
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Old Aug 2, 2016 | 06:23 AM
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The distributor with coil was made to be self contained... no other ignition box or coil needed.

Or you can run a simple distributor without coil and your Jacobs box + coil per Jacobs instructions.

Ignition seems to work and hold up best when matched up... either stock or recommended matched aftermarket components. Mix and match would be risky I think.
 
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Old Aug 2, 2016 | 08:37 AM
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Agree with the above....why would you want to add another electronic ignition? The HEI alone can produce up to 40K VDC. I don't think you'll be gaining anything.

Are you having problems with your current set up?

By the way, the HEI needs a constant 12 VDC to run properly...if you stabbed it in without changing out the ballast resistor wire you'd have problems with only ~ 8 VDC running to it.

Tat fuel filter looks to be all varnished up....time to change it?
 
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