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Old May 20, 2003 | 01:45 AM
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I have a 79' with a 12a and weber carb. I was wondering what the best electronic distributor there is for this setup and where do I get it??
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Dave
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Old May 20, 2003 | 02:01 AM
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i don't know much about the sa, but i think a lot of people just use one out of a later model fb. i would do a search first. ALWAYS SEARCH FIRST!!!
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Old May 20, 2003 | 10:26 AM
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Any 81-85 distributor from a 12A powered RX-7 will do the job. Make sure the ignitors are tested good and buy a couple of spares incase you get a burnout. The wireing job is very simple. The tutorial at http://www.mazspeed.com/ignitionswap.htm has very good directions.

The swap took myself and my friend about an hour and a half. You probably won't notice too much of a difference, but you'll never have to adjust the dwell again.

Good luck and welcome to the community
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Old May 20, 2003 | 10:41 AM
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You'll also need to swap the coils to the transistor type.
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