SirCygnus

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aall i want to know is what do i need for a distributor swap in my 86 gxl. i know i need a distributor some plug wires, and some coils, but is that all esentially?

and how would i wire everything up?

some straight info would be greatly appreciated (and yes ive searched)

1987RX7guy

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Here are some threads on carbs/dizzy setups. Honestly I wouldn't bother.....

https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...ighlight=dizzy
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...ighlight=dizzy
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...ighlight=dizzy



Edit: https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...ighlight=dizzy

Found another,


You searched eh? Sure you did....

SirCygnus

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o i didnt thing of looking for the word dizzy. lol. i searched distributor and distributor swap lol

SirCygnus

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also you wouldnt bother? lemme ask you dsomething. do you even know why i wanna do this? shesh man i wish people here where more respectful and give answers instead of opinions when they are needed.

1987RX7guy

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It makes no difference to me why you want to do this. It should make no difference that I say "i wouldn't bother" because like it says it IS about what --I-- would do not you.

I gave you some helpful links for your journey. So off ya go, lest I get angry and call you a ricer for no apparant reason!

SirCygnus

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i dont need your opinions so keep it to yourself. only one linked helped me out.

i dont thank you for anything. go away.

1987RX7guy

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It doesn't matter, you have to take them

With any open forum you lay yourself out to good and bad oppinions.


Now stop being ingrateful I did YOUR legwork.

NZConvertible

Considering that he's given you a lot more info than you've given us, you should be a little more grateful and a lot less rude. So far you're the only one being disrespectful.

Why don't you explain what you're doing so that maybe we can understand why you want to take a big step backwards in technology. More info in = better info out...

SirCygnus

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megasquirt stand alone. why increas complexity when i can decreas it and swap it out for simplicity. plus im on a 200 dollar budget to do a complete in car and runing swap.

SirCygnus

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plus, only one of those links helped me out. if people dont know how to wire a distributor ( wich i kinda remember from my honda days, its amazingly easy and didnt need anything) then thats my problem. half the links he gave me where for runing a carb. only one helped me out really. and infact i already knew what i needed to do, i was just making sure that nothing else was necessary.

mwatson184

I drew a 3rd grade picture in paint for a buddy of mine on how to wire up the dizzy. Let me see if i can dig it up for you.

Marques

mwatson184

haha found it, this is pretty bad. There are other ways to wire it up, but I like having the relay in there so i know the system is getting 12+volts.

Tofuball

I'm doing the megasquirt too, and for $23, I'm using a GM ignitor with the stock coils.

I dont like distributors.

And yes, of course the links will be for running a carb, running a dizzy with a carb or with a MegaSquirt will be basically the same thing...

SirCygnus

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hm.... how difficult would that be to wire up and controle in the megasquirt? cus i wanna do this as cheap as possible.

Tofuball

It's very easy. Do a search for the GM HEI module on the MegaSquirt forums.

Here is another option you might be interested in:

megasquirt ignition for 13Bs: https://www.rx7club.com/megasquirt-forum-153/megasquirt-ignition-13bs-406607/

SirCygnus

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its ignition but its still in the beta stages. its still unreliable from what i read and requires a megasquirt n spark. i have the regular megasquirt ( soon to have )

muythaibxr

no it's perfectly reliable if you install it right...

and megasquirt 'n spark is just a software upgrade to the megasquirt. That's what Tofu is running.

That's the beauty of DIY and open source... they update the firmware very often, and any bugs get squashed very quick.

And how well it works is more up to you than anything... if you do a crappy job it'll work like crap, if you do a good job wiring it and setting it up, it'll work well.

SirCygnus

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hm.....

seems verry interesting. but i wouyld still like to get rid of digital ignition. simplicity is key here guys.