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ted55ford 04-13-2023 12:52 PM

Petronix upgrade
 

Hey All,
What are the best plugs to use that would work well with a Petronix upgrade?
I have the 292 v8..
Thanks all?

paul2748 04-13-2023 03:28 PM

Re: Petronix upgrade
 

I use the usual Autolite 46's.

Dobie Gillis 04-13-2023 06:50 PM

Re: Petronix upgrade
 

I second the motion ^^^^

Alaska Jim 04-14-2023 12:31 AM

Re: Petronix upgrade
 

what do you recommend for plug gap when using the 46's with the Pertronics? just curious

Ole Don 04-14-2023 01:23 PM

Re: Petronix upgrade
 

On my 55 with Pertronix, I ran NGK at .032 in a hot rodded 312.

Alaska Jim 04-14-2023 08:35 PM

Re: Petronix upgrade
 

Thanks Don, which NGK are you using?---- Jim

ventport 04-15-2023 08:13 AM

Re: Petronix upgrade
 

Make sure you use the Pertronics coil. All of the failures I have ever read about were using someone else's coil.

ted55ford 04-15-2023 11:59 AM

Re: Petronix upgrade
 

Thanks everyone....

dmsfrr 04-15-2023 04:45 PM

Re: Petronix upgrade
 

Depending on which version of Pertronix you get, some of them will burn up & quit if the power to them is left on without the engine running.

Ford Freak 04-16-2023 04:46 PM

Re: Petronix upgrade
 

Quote:

Originally Posted by ventport (Post 2218904)
Make sure you use the Pertronics coil. All of the failures I have ever read about were using someone else's coil.

I second that, and make sure you get the Igniter II version, NOT the Igniter I.
Then use whatever coil they reccomend.
Going on 10 yrs. now in my car w/no problems. Only way to go! IMHO

Fairlanephantom 05-18-2023 12:04 PM

Re: Petronix upgrade
 

Personally, I have the Igniter I with Autolite 46s and just an off the shelf coil from Pep Boys and I haven't had a problem. Its been going for close to ten years and never had a spark issue.

fordor41 05-18-2023 10:15 PM

Re: Petronix upgrade
 

I used the Ignitor I in our '41 with a 302 for many years with only one module burn out and that was caused by a bad coil. other than that I had great luck. when our first module quit I tried another that I had for about 5 yrs as a spare. still no luck. Called PertroniX and they said send them both back which I did and they sent me 2 new units at no cost and said check the coil. that's when I discovered the coil was bad.

54VICTORIA 05-20-2023 02:42 AM

Re: Petronix upgrade
 

I just put an igniter II with the Pertronix coil in my ‘54 which has a ‘60 292 engine. Installed per instructions and it fired the very first crank, also appears to have more power while driving it.


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