It's pretty simple, I have a 82 rx7 with a blown up motor and I found a local 1980 motor with a points distributor. Can I put this 1980 motor in my car but put my 82 distributor in the engine? I was thinking I could but I thought I mights as well ask the pros! I found the whole car, it's a 79 SA with a newly remanned 80 engine, and she's including the origional 79 compressionless motor too. We settled on $500. Considering the rareness of these 7's up here in Pennsylvania I think it's an alright deal. She's deff got some rust but someday I'll have her on the road as well cause my girlfriend wants to drive a seven right along with me! Thanks for the help guys!

 

Yes you can

It will work, and you will need to do some modifications to it. IMO it would just be a step back from what your have. Go 2GDF and don't look back.

 

What kind of modifications?

 

And what does IMO and 2GDF mean? I'm not much up on the computer lingo! lol I know that one!

 

Well, J-109s are mounted on the Dizzy, and J-105's are mounted on the driver fenderwall. I would assume some rewiring would be in order, plus the fact that if you blow a 105 it will be way harder to find one (and probably pricier) than a 109.

 

Don't step back. I just put DLIDFIS in the SC 13B 510 yesterday.

Sorry for all the letters and numbers computer lingo.

 

IMO- In My Opinion

2GDF is 2nd Gen Direct Fire, short for 2GDFIS, 2nd Gen Direct Fire Ignition System. It is when you use the FC leading coil to fire your leading plugs, better burn, better idle, better revs, and better high end. Cost me 20$ and 10 minutes.

And for Jeff's post, I believe it is Dual Leading Ignition(Ignitor?) Direct Fire Ignition System. I think.

 

How do I go about putting DLIDFIS on? And I didn't hurt my dist, I just lost compression in the rear rotor.

 

Now I'm making myself sick thinking about this.......... I just bought some blaster 2 coils, would I be ok using those too? I just need it running while I rebuild my motor and bridgeport it!

 

Yes you can use the blaster2 coils. If you run the 2nd gen ignition, then just run one blaster on the trailing, if you care enough for it. When you go 2GI, you won't really need the Leading coil anymore.

 

I'm sure it's pretty straight forward. I've never done it myself in a 1st gen before. It's all been old schools and rotary conversions.

 

https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...hlight=2nd+gen
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...hlight=2nd+gen
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...hlight=2nd+gen

Seriously, took me no more than 10 minutes to install it.

 

So for now i just need to put the 82 dist in the 80 motor and do a bit of wiring? Just so she's running again............

 

Yes. Just reread the first post and thought you were putting an 82 engine in an 80. Its 2:30am here, so yeah lol.

IMO, it would be worth it to chuck out 20-30$ for a 2nd gen coil and be done with it, less headaches installing and running it (as opposed to rewiring it), but what you want to do IS possible and has been done before.

Good luck on the project!

 

How much for the 80 distributor shipped to 30045?

 

Ah man, I don't even know what i did with that thing.... I'd have to look for it but it's prolly stuffed in the corner somewhere...... but I'll try looking.