Pertronix for LM318(210hp)

Try Dave at Hurrikain Marine He will KNOW what will work for your application.

hurrikain

I have the pertronix app book on my desk

Chrysler distributor v -8 vacuum advance
kit is 1361A
pII is 91361A

ml318 maybe?

with prestolite distrib,,, which cap does it have clip down? 1581, yes runs right or left

screw down? 1582, yes runs right or left
no problems

91581 or 91582 for the Ignitor II

we really need to know which distributor you have .........

I 've installed dozens of these they are best thing you can do to your boat!

BKG

I put one on my 66 M318 Barracuda. Worked flawlessly for the 3 years I had it and continues to work for my friend that bought it. It was the best 120 bucks I have ever spent on a boat.

TRBenj wrote: When I spoke to Vince at SkiDIM, he recommends the Prestolite EI kit over the Pertronix for Prestolite distributors.

wounder why he said that???????

maybe because that's what he sells and doesn't stock the others, ya think????

or maybe he has installed this unit before and it has proven to be the best bang for the buck,Vince has been in this game longer than most of us,and i still call him on certain issues.any boat repair shop loves to see a boat come down the driveway for repairs,what we hate is an irrate boater on Monday morn. pissed off cause the part WE installed went bad,buy the parts that go with together and dont mix and match........ boat dr

I am not second guessing Vince... I just want to get an idea on the differences between the two products. Perhaps one system is better than the other in some application. That is what the dialog is about.

Now as far as a Chrysler 318 goes, what type of ignition did they use? I do not know if Chrysler sourced it to Prestolite. If so maybe the Prestolite would be better. I still do not know if the Prestolite does the auto dwell adjustment though. Perhaps I should give Vince a call.


Vince

TRBenj wrote: Nope, SkiDIM sells both. I cant remember why the Prestolite was recommended over the Pertronix. I believe both modules are installed the same way.

Prestolite vs. Mallory issue.

I'm not a big fan of the conversion kits bought one junked it and bought a real distributor with an optical pick-up and HO coil.

don't focus on the engine, unless your buying a new distributor, focus on the distributor brand and model number that is in it now. And you want to upgrade with a conversion kit to replace the points.

boat dr

By smart it just means the ability for the ignition to self adjust dwell.

As far as the auto adjust of the dwell, it increases the amount of dwell time needed to keep the coil at its peak output capability as RPM increases. Most ignitions/coils loose voltage as RPM increases due to the shortened dwell time i.e. coil charge time.

Conventional systems use a happy medium for their dwell point, a very saturated coil at idle with diminishing voltages as RPM increases. With this system there is no compromise on either end of the RPM range. Uniform high voltage at all RPMs.

I did check on the Prestolite and it does not have this feature, but allows use of a standard rotor, cap and coil so there is a simplicity and cost benefit to it.

Vince