ok. i can't seem to find what i'm lookin for. so has anybody done the switch? i'm sure i can find out with a little reading. shouldn't be hard. but i would like first hand knowledge on it. 79 dizzy to another one. what needs to be done.

 

Yep, I did this a couple of years ago. Here is my thread and a link to the Mazspeed article I used:

https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...ght=electronic

http://www.mazspeed.com/ignitionswap.htm

And the wiring diagrams for the '79:
http://www.wankel.net/~krwright/file...ingDiagram.pdf

Good luck and let us know how it goes.

 

You can also use the points to trigger electronic ignition modules. Since the points will be acting as low-power switches (instead of high current breakers) they will last practically forever. Can look stock, too.

 

hey. thanks for the info. good stuff. i'm picking up a 79 this week and was told it will only run for about 7 miles then die. so i'm getiing info just in case. i'm sure i can get it runnin good in no time at all, just using info just in case the dizzy is screwed. got plenty of parts.

 

If "it'll run for 7 miles then die" it's probably a fuel issue.

 

was thinking that also. pump or carb related.

 

http://www.mazspeed.com/ignitionswap.htm
http://www.wankel.net/~krwright/cars/cars.html

I know there is a lot of other info on this forum about this...this is what I found right off hand.