CompSyn said:
...He’s ran all three in the races and said his car is slower in the quarter mile versus running a set of heavy duty points.... .
I agree. Electronic ignition systems have many benefits. However, the main thing that gets "corrected" with that type of ignition system is the ellimination of dwell variation. That is, the inherent inconsistencies of the point open/close event for all 8 cylinders due to shaft wobble. If one has a distributor with no slop in the shaft (good bushings/no shaft wear) and an accurate point cam, then this is likely a non-issue. I remember observing stacked raster patterns back in the day (showing my age here) and seeing excessive dwell variation much more prevalent in Chryco distributors than that of other manufacturers. Not sure why...I suppose that the shaft bushing material was a bit softer? At any rate, as long as the distributor is true, a good 'ol set of points works just fine up to about 5500-ish RPM's IMO. Better yet, a decent dual point set-up is even better. The latter of which basically has the same benefit as an electronic system by providing more of an "on/off" (no dwell time) coil operation for better saturation. Also the added benefit of longer coil saturation makes for easier start-ups. Bottom line: a good, properly functioning, point-style ignition system is just fine for most street applications. Trouble is, I'm lazy, I've run Pertronics units for years with no issues...