Okay, I am now fed up with ignition adjustments.  I just want to drive the car and not worry about it.  I will abandon temporarely learning about the ignition on a non-HEI.  I am planning to keep all the parts I replace to be able to go back later (still want to learn it, but for now, just want to drive it!)

 

I just found the following electronic ignition kit.  I know that most of the people here swears by MSD, but I would like to keep it simple and on a low budget.  It claims what I am looking for; drop it in and forget about the timing.

 

Anybody tried that kit ?

 

I'm glad you guys said Pertronix, cause I bought the Flame Thrower II coil by mistake 2-3 weeks ago and I was about to return it.

 

At lunch today, I stopped by a performance shop in my area and order the Ignitor II for 90$.  Will have it tomorrow at noon.

 

Thanks for your comments.

 

Lynne73, thanks for saying "set the timing", cause I was under the impression that I didn't had to; and I would have been wondering why it doesn't do as well as expected.

 

Done!

 

I pulled the distributor out last night, installed the Ignitor II and flame thrower II coil and it fired right up!  Still have to do the timing, but should be good to go!

 

Here's the funny side of it : before I pulled the distributor out, the car wouldn't start because I messed with timing of it and couldn't get it to start again.  So I figured I would remove one of the variable (dwell adjustment) and go with the magnet right away.  Even if it was out of timing, I still marked the distributor.  I had a hard time putting it back exactly on the mark, because the rotor would rotate counter-clock wise when putting it back.  It ended up a little bit off (by 1/4" of my original marks).  I figured there's no way the car would start, but IT DID!  First shot, no hesitation, and idle smoother than it ever did.  (I wish I knew what I did to make it work, so I could learn something...)

 

It was over 6 weeks now that I didn't hear my engine idling.  I was so happy, I almost cried!

 

On idle, I can hear and see the difference.  Can't wait to try it on the road.  Probably won't be this weekend, since I'm still waiting for other interior parts to put it back together.

 

One thing; the gaps might not be to specs.  My low gap might be a bit too close and the high gap is way bigger than the specs.  I could limit the high gap with the rings they provided, but I'll try it out like that first.