Electronic Ign. & Lead Additive?

Couple of questions for all you nautique gurus:

#1 I've always put lead additive in w/ the gas. Does everyone w/ older engines do this?

#2 Has anyone updated from points/condensor with the electronic Conversition Kit? Pros/Cons?

i put an electronic ignition in my 88sn and was ready for the 100hr tune up took out the plugs and they looke bran-new. love it

My 78 Ski Tique and my father's 82 Ski Tique both use unleaded gas, we have not had any problems, but if anyone can advise us on whether or not we should be using lead additive it would be a great help. Thanks

Two local CC mechanics told me unleaded was okay in my '88 SN2001 (351w). The O&M manual still has a note to add lead substitute, but apparently PCM was a little slow in updating their manuals. I still use it every other tank (and when it's on sale).

I'm about to install a new electronic conversion kit, high-voltage coil and new wires. Has anyone tried AAAMarine's stuff ?

Are they all the same?

to each their own your free to waiste your cash anyway you see fit.

Yeah, I can't argue with 79. Women fall for the fancy shampoo or face cream of suspect gain. I fall for lead substitute.

The way I look at it, lead substitue doesn't mean that much to me and my engine. My nautique was built in 1984. The sticker on the valve cover says to use lead or low-lead fuel. In Texas they stopped selling leaded gas around 1990. I know the boat has had at least two other owners. The previous owner said the guy he bought it from had the engine rebuilt. If it was in fact rebuilt, I don't know if it was a complete overhaul or just a valve job. If the valves were done, I don't know if they used hardend seats. But...
I'm fairly certain a fair amount of unlead gas was run through it since 1990. In the three years I've owned it, I've never used lead substitute.
I change the oil about every four or five months (I live on the lake so it gets a lot of use). My compression runs 90-100 psi. The oil pressure isn't what it once was.
When it's time, I'll put GT-40 heads on, put in a new cam, replace the oil pump with a Melling High Volume Pump and check the wear on the rings/cylinders/bearings. Maybe bore it out
Lead substitue is the least of my concerns.

nauti84,

I installed the electronic upgrade kit this past winter. I think it's well worth the $100. Between that upgrade and a full tune up my boat starts instantly every time and runs up to 4800 RPM without missing a beat.

Subsquent tuneups will be a piece of cake too, cap , rotor, plugs go ..

Wow this is an old thread from 04 that pop'd up again.
Anyways - I did do the electronic ignition a couple of years ago and it was great!
I've always used the lead additive & I guess I always will - Cheap Insurance policy.

agree on the 84 kinda a waste now if it was a 77 or older then ya you should unless the heads have been replaced then you wouldn't need to.