breakerless ignition 454

So I am about to order a new ignition kit for my 86 Nautique with a big block chevy 454 engine. I am getting a Unilite Breakerless ignition kit and am wondering if I should also order a new ignition coil to go with it?

It has the original ignition coil in it now. Also do I need to get a specific ignition coil that relates to my distributor or the Unilite ignition kit? Or can I just get a prestolite coil?

A quick response would be greatly appreciated because I want to order this stuff as soon as possible! Thanks Guys I really appreciate it

make sure your distributor isnt wore out, shaft should be goodintite, have spent many hours messing with engines to get them to run and finding the dist. wore out

i did not order one yet.

This is the one that i was told by summitracing that would work best http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=MAA%2D559&N=700+0&autoview=sku

so i am trusting them and i will probably call them back about the coil and see which one i should get

thats not a factory engine in there is it.
i know the big block 454 puts out about 400 horse and i thought it only came with a special edition barefoot nautique.

Nautique 88 wrote: thats not a factory engine in there is it. i know the big block 454 puts out about 400 horse and i thought it only came with a special edition barefoot nautique.

The standard 454 was available in both the Ski Nautique and Barefoot Nautique. It had 330 hp. There was an unadvertised option for a HO 454 that put out 425 hp. Its been discussed here before.

$289 is a darn good deal for an entire electronic setup, including distributor, coil and wires.

I find the mallory advance mechanism is prone to wearing out and failure; the nylon bushings fail. Anything that vintage is suspect.