Dura Spark Help!!!
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Dura Spark Help!!!
Well I'm doing a efi to carb conversion on my T-bird 302 for my 61 F-100 and I just picked up the duraspark distributor and the module but it seems I still need some parts! What do I need?? Wiring harness and coil?? How does it all go together??
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Joined: Jul 2003
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From: Colville, Washington
Yes, you need a wiring harness and coil. The wiring harness is available new or from a junkyard. Make sure you match year and application for the parts, because there were a few different versions.
Cross-Country
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Gotta tell ya, I run a 1979 ford ltd on the dirt track. and for simplicity's sake, I got an hei distributor for my 302. 1 hot wire when the ignition is on, that's it! Got rid of the duraspark box, harness, everything except for 1 wire. It works great! It was only like $60 from a place called White Performance in Kingsport, TN. Unless you really want duraspark stuff, you might check it out and save some headache.
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From: The hills of No. Calif.
I really like the Duraspark system (though I do carry a spare module with me) and have converted several points vehicles to it. The last one I did I used a TFI coil and my truck has been quite happy with the conversion. The benefits as I see them are that the conversion uses virtually all factory parts and can be done very cheaply (the part I really like!) and gives a very strong spark energy, especially when done with the TFI coil. I scrounge Duraspark parts whenever I come across them and keep a fairly good stock, so I can usually just dig into my spares for the parts and do the conversion for virtually nothing, and have no concerns about an oversize distributor that may cause clearance issues.
