RE: {Chrysler 300} Kit for Electronic Ignition Conversion 1961 Chrysler
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RE: {Chrysler 300} Kit for Electronic Ignition Conversion 1961 Chrysler 300G



I am happy to hear so many of you have had good luck with Pertronix. Corvette owners I associate with, most of whom serve as their own mechanics have not had as much luck and there is considerable controversy over their use. Seems divided down the middle between those of you here who love it and are problem free and those who came home on a tow truck. At the very least the warning I get is to keep a set of points, including the mounting screw, in the glove box just in case.  Their theory is you can take a matchbook striker to a set of points and get going again.

 

I’ve always wanted to know how they made a switching transistor that small to carry primary current, needing no means of cooling, inside the distributor. Somehow they must have it working. But for that reason I generally recommend staying with points. A good set properly installed and adjusted will go 15,000 miles or more. For me adjusting points and playing around with old tech is half the fun.

 

 

 

From: chrysler-300-club-international@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:chrysler-300-club-international@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John Nowosacki
Sent: Wednesday, December 1, 2021 7:53 AM
To: Lars Kirschke <lars.kirschke@xxxxxxxx>
Cc: Ray Melton <rfmelton@xxxxxxx>; 300 Club <chrysler-300-club-international@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: {Chrysler 300} Kit for Electronic Ignition Conversion 1961 Chrysler 300G

 

Interesting Petronix discussion.  I found a Petronix pickup setup at a swap meet that fits my 72 MG Midget for $5, but no other parts or instructions.  I just installed it in place of the points, with no change to distributor, wires, plugs or ballast resistor, and it works great.  I've owned the car since 1979, and it's never started better.  Maybe I should try to download the instructions?  ;-)

 

On Wed, Dec 1, 2021 at 3:41 AM Lars Kirschke <lars.kirschke@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hello,

totally support Rays view. Had and have Pertronix installed in several cars (30s-60s) and they work flawless. You can use original distributor, no hidden boxes, easy to install. Just follow the rules of low resistance coil, bridging the ballast resistor and correct wires and you’re done for years…

Good luck


Am 01.12.2021 um 07:03 schrieb Ray Melton <rfmelton@xxxxxxx>:



Several years ago I bought the Pertronix Ignitor unit for my 1957 300C from Club member John Lazenby.  I separately bought the Pertronix 40 kV coil (painted black and with homemade lettering to duplicate the original), custom-made 7 mm RFI-suppressed resistor ignition wires (virtually mandated by Pertronix) and modern fine-wire NGK iridium resistor spark plugs.  I also filled in the backside of the factory ballast resistor to provide constant 12V to the distributor as required by Pertronix.  I am SO HAPPY to never have to deal with those cursed dual points buried against the firewall ever again!  And the car now starts within barely half a second after priming the carburetors!  I absolutely love it!   There is nothing to hide (it's all inside the distributor) and everything looks perfectly stock for the most persnickety concours judges!

Ray Melton   Las Cruces, NM  1957 Chrysler 300C cvt   White/Gauguin  s/n 3N572517

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On 11/30/2021 6:15 PM, dplotkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

Can't help on the mechanical tach but this system will do:

 

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/pro-440-426

 

You can hide the box under the rad support. See attached photo of my 61 Savoy with this setup.

 

Danny Plotkin

 

-----Original Message-----
From: "angad22" <angad22@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2021 6:54pm
To: "Chrysler 300 Club International" <chrysler-300-club-international@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: {Chrysler 300} Kit for Electronic Ignition Conversion 1961 Chrysler 300G

Hi Friends,

I am looking for an electronic ignition conversion kit for a Chrysler 300G. My 64 300K has a kit that was purchased from Summit racing, part number PNX - 1382 which is no longer available. 

Summit recommends PerTronix 1385LS - PerTronix Ignitor Lobe Sensor Solid-State Igntion Systems. Anyone installed this on their car or know of any other kits available for this conversion?

Thanks,

Angad

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